Paso del Sapo Formation | |
Type: | Geological formation |
Period: | Maastrichtian |
Age: | Maastrichtian ~ |
Prilithology: | Siltstone |
Namedfor: | Paso del Sapo |
Region: | Chubut Province |
Country: | Argentina |
Coordinates: | -42.7°N -70°W |
Paleocoordinates: | -44.9°N -58.5°W |
Underlies: | La Colonia & Lefipán Formations |
Overlies: | Cerro Barcino Formation |
Extent: | Cañadón Asfalto Basin |
The Paso del Sapo Formation is a Maastrichtian geologic formation of the Cañadón Asfalto Basin in Argentina. The siltstones of the formation were deposited in a lacustrine environment. Plesiosaur remains are among the fossils that have been recovered from its strata.