Alcântara Formation Stratigraphic range: Cenomanian |
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Type | Geological formation |
Unit of | Itapecuru Group, São Luís Basin |
Underlies | Cujupe Formation |
Overlies | Undifferentiated Unit |
Thickness | 30–35 m (98–115 ft) |
Lithology | |
Primary | Sandstone |
Other | Claystone, carbonate |
Location | |
Region | Maranhão |
Country | Brazil |
Type section | |
Named for | Alcântara (city) |
Named by | Rossetti & Truckenbrodt (1997) |
The Alcântara Formation is a geological formation in northeastern Brazil whose strata date back to the Upper Cretaceous.
Coringasuchus anisodontis
Laje do Coringa, Cajual Island
Early Cenomanian
Partial right lower jaw (dentary)
Possible a notosuchian.
Oxalaia quilombensis
Laje do Coringa, Cajual Island
Cenomanian
Fused premaxillae; isolated and incomplete left maxilla