The Coli Toro Member is a Campanian geologic member in Argentina. Dinosaur remains are among the fossils that have been recovered from the formation, although none have yet been referred to a specific genus.[1] The sandstones of the formation were deposited in a lacustrine environment.

Coli Toro Member
Stratigraphic range: Campanian
TypeMember
Unit ofLos Alamitos Formation
OverliesAngostura Colorada Formation
Lithology
PrimarySandstone
Location
Coordinates41°00′S 69°30′W / 41.0°S 69.5°W / -41.0; -69.5
Approximate paleocoordinates43°36′S 55°24′W / 43.6°S 55.4°W / -43.6; -55.4
RegionRío Negro Province
CountryArgentina
ExtentNeuquén Basin
Coli Toro Member is located in Argentina
Coli Toro Member
Coli Toro Member (Argentina)

The formation in later publications has been reassigned as the Coli Toro Member at the basal levels of the Los Alamitos Formation, containing fossil remains of Sulcusuchus erraini.[2] The formation partly overlies the Angostura Colorada Formation.[3]

See also

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References

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  1. ^ Weishampel, et al. (2004). "Dinosaur distribution." Pp. 517-607.
  2. ^ Cari-Laufqen Grande Pond at Fossilworks.org
  3. ^ Ottone, 2009, p.377

Bibliography

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  • Ottone, Eduardo G (2009), "La flora cretácica de Cuenca Neuquina, su significado paleoambiental y paleoclimático" (PDF), Revista de la Asociación Geológica Argentina, 65: 373–386, retrieved 2018-09-08
  • Weishampel, David B.; Dodson, Peter; Osmólska, Halszka (2004), The Dinosauria, 2nd edition, Berkeley: University of California Press, pp. 1–880, ISBN 0-520-24209-2, retrieved 2019-02-21

Further reading

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  • R. M. Casamiquela. 1964. Sobre un dinosaurio hadrosáurido de la Argentina. Ameghiniana 3(9):285-312
  • J. O'Gorman and Z. Gasparini. 2013. Revision of Sulcusuchus erraini (Sauropterygia, Polycotylidae) from the Upper Cretaceous of Patagonia, Argentina. Alcheringa 37(2):163-176