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Sobral Formation

Sobral Formation
Stratigraphic range: Danian
66 to 61.6 Ma
Type Geological formation
Unit of Marambio Group
Underlies Cross Valley Formation
Overlies Lopez de Bertodano Formation
Lithology
Primary siltstone, mudstone
Other concretion, sandstone
Location
Region Seymour Island, James Ross Island group
Country Antarctica

The Sobral Formation is a palaeontological formation located in Antarctica. It dates to the Danian stage of the Lower Paleocene period.

Spectacular fossils documenting marine and terrestrial ecosystems soon after the (non-avian) dinosaurs became extinct at the Cretaceous-Paleogene boundary are found in this formation. One of the most significant sites is on Seymour Island.



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