Goio-Erê Formation
The Goio-Erê Formation is a geological formation in Brasil, it was deposited between the Turonian and Campanian stages of the Late Cretaceous. It primarily consists of sandstone and was deposited in a desert environment. It is known for its exceptional 3-D preservation of fossils, which include those of the pterosaurs Keresdrakon[1] and Caiuajara[2] as well as the iguanian lizard Gueragama.[3] It is laterally equivalent to the Rio Paraná Formation.
| Goio-Erê Formation Stratigraphic range: Turonian-Campanian ~94–71 Ma | |
|---|---|
| Type | Geological formation |
| Unit of | Caiuá Group (Bauru Basin) |
| Underlies | Alluvium |
| Overlies | Unconformity with Lower Cretaceous rocks |
| Lithology | |
| Primary | Sandstone |
| Location | |
| Coordinates | 23.8°S 53.1°W |
| Approximate paleocoordinates | 28.9°S 32.7°W |
| Country |  Brazil |
| Extent | Bauru Sub-basin, Paraná Basin |
  Goio-Erê Formation (Brazil) | |
References
- Sayão, Juliana M.; Bantim, Renan a. M.; Holgado, Borja; Weinschütz, Luiz C.; Kellner, Alexander W. A.; Sayão, Juliana M.; Bantim, Renan a. M.; Holgado, Borja; Weinschütz, Luiz C. (2019). "A new toothless pterosaur (Pterodactyloidea) from Southern Brazil with insights into the paleoecology of a Cretaceous desert". Anais da Academia Brasileira de Ciências. 91 (suppl 2): e20190768. doi:10.1590/0001-3765201920190768. ISSN 0001-3765. PMID 31432888.
- Moura, Camila C. de; Ricetti, João H. Z.; Liccardo, Antonio; Godoy, Luiz C.; Guimarães, Gilson B.; Vega, Cristina S.; Fragoso, Carlos E.; Weinschütz, Luiz C.; Kellner, Alexander W. A. (2014-08-13). "Discovery of a Rare Pterosaur Bone Bed in a Cretaceous Desert with Insights on Ontogeny and Behavior of Flying Reptiles". PLOS ONE. 9 (8): e100005. doi:10.1371/journal.pone.0100005. ISSN 1932-6203. PMC 4131874. PMID 25118592.
- Simões, Tiago R.; Wilner, Everton; Caldwell, Michael W.; Weinschütz, Luiz C.; Kellner, Alexander W. A. (November 2015). "A stem acrodontan lizard in the Cretaceous of Brazil revises early lizard evolution in Gondwana". Nature Communications. 6 (1): 8149. doi:10.1038/ncomms9149. ISSN 2041-1723. PMC 4560825. PMID 26306778.
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