Sanga do Cabral Formation
The Sanga do Cabral Formation is an Early Triassic sedimentary rock formation found in Rio Grande do Sul, Brazil.[1]
| Sanga do Cabral Formation Stratigraphic range: Early Triassic | |
|---|---|
 Sanga do Cabral Formation. Source: UFSM | |
| Type | Geological formation |
| Unit of | Rosário do Sul Group |
| Underlies | Santa Maria Formation |
| Overlies | Pirambóia Formation |
| Lithology | |
| Primary | Sandstone, conglomerate |
| Location | |
| Coordinates | 29.6°S 55.1°W |
| Approximate paleocoordinates | 49.0°S 24.6°W |
| Region |  Paleorrota Rio Grande do Sul |
| Country |  Brazil |
| Extent | Paraná Basin |
 Geopark of Paleorrota | |
Description
This rock formation is located in the geopark of Paleorrota, and is located to the south of another geopark. The formation dates to 249 million years ago and belongs to the Lower Triassic.[2]
The Sanga do Cabral Formation is correlated with the "impoverished zone" (Procolophon subzone) of the Lystrosaurus Assemblage Zone of the Karoo Basin of South Africa by some authors on the basis of the abundant records of Procolophon.
Fossil content
Among others, the following fossils have been reported from the formation:[3]
- Elessaurus gondwanoccidens
- Procolophon trigoniceps[4]
- Sangaia lavinai[5]
- Teyujagua paradoxa
- Tomeia witecki[6]
- Cynodontia indet.
- Plagiosterninae indet.[7]
- Temnospondyli indet.
Formations
Geological formations in Rio Grande do Sul:
- 1) Serra Geral Formation, Cretaceous
- 2) Botucatu Formation, Cretaceous
- 3) Guará Formation, Jurassic
- 4) Santa Maria Formation & Caturrita Formation, Triassic
- 5) Sanga do Cabral Formation, Triassic
- 6) Piramboia Formation, Permian
- 7) Itararé Group, Permian
See also
- Santa Maria Formation
- Caturrita Formation
- List of dinosaur-bearing rock formations
References
- Sanga do Cabral Formation at Fossilworks.org
- (in Portuguese) Es Sincro Archived May 1, 2008, at the Wayback Machine
- Cachoeira do Sul at Fossilworks.org
- Cisneros & Schultz, 2002
- Dias da Silva et al., 2006
- Eltink et al., 2017
- Dias da Silva & Ramos Ilha, 2009
Bibliography
- De Oliveira, T. M.; F. L. Pinheiro; A. A. Stock Da Rosa; S. Dias Da Silva, and L. Kerber. 2020. A new archosauromorph from South America provides insights on the early diversification of tanystropheids. PLoS ONE 15. e0230890.
- E. Eltink, A. A. S. Da Rosa, and S. Dias Da Silva. 2017. A capitosauroid from the Lower Triassic of South America (Sanga do Cabral Supersequence: Paraná Basin), its phylogenetic relationships and biostratigraphic implications. Historical Biology 29:863-874
- A. A. S. Da Rosa, G. Pineiro, S. Dias Da Silva, J. C. Cisneros, F. F. Feltrin and L. W. Neto. 2009. Bica São Tomé, um novo sítio fossilífero para o Triássico inferior do sul do Brasil. Revista Brasileira de Paleontologia 12:67-76
- Dias Da Silva, Sérgio, and Ana Luiza Ramos Ilha. 2009. On the presence of a pustulated temnospondyl in the Lower Triassic of southern Brazil. Acta Palaeontologica Polonica 54. 609–614.
- S. Dias Da Silva, C. Marsicano, and C. L. Schultz. 2006. Rhytidosteid temnospondyls in Gondwana: a new taxon from the Lower Triassic of Brazil. Palaeontology 49:381-390
- J. C. Cisneros and C. L. Schultz. 2002. Procolophon brasiliensis n. sp., a new procolophonid reptile from the Lower Triassic of southern Brazil. Neues Jahrbuch für Geologie und Paläontologie Monatshefte 2002(11):641-648
- E. L. Lavina. 1983. Procolophon pricei sp. n., um novo réptil procolofonídeo do Triássico do Rio Grande do Sul. Iheringia, Série Geologia 9:51-78
Further reading
- "First record of non-mammalian cynodonts (Therapsida) in the Sanga do Cabral Formation (Early Triassic) of southern Brazil". Wiredspace.wits.ac.za. Retrieved 2015-09-08.
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