Cañón del Colorado Formation explained

Cañón del Colorado Formation
Type:Geological formation
Age:Early Jurassic,
Period:Early Jurassic
Prilithology:Conglomerate
Otherlithology:Claystone
Namedfor:Colorado River
Country:Argentina
Coordinates:-30.5°N -68.5°W
Paleocoordinates:-31°N -30°W
Subunits:Upper Pelitic Member
Thickness:>148m (486feet)
Extent:Sierra de Mogna

The Canon del Colorado Formation is an Early Jurassic geologic formation in the San Juan Province of Argentina. The formation comprises conglomerates and claystones and is exposed in the Sierra de Mogna. Dinosaur remains are among the fossils that have been recovered from the formation; Adeopapposaurus.[1]

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  1. http://www.fossilworks.org/cgi-bin/bridge.pl?a=collectionSearch&collection_no=59370 Sierra de Mogna