Areado Group

TypeGroup

Sub-unitsTrês Barras, Quiricó & Abaeté Formations

UnderliesMata da Corda Group

OverliesBambuí Group

Areado Group
Stratigraphic range: Tithonian-Albian ~150–100 Ma PreꞒ Ꞓ O S D C P T J K Pg N
Type	Group
Sub-units	Três Barras, Quiricó & Abaeté Formations
Underlies	Mata da Corda Group
Overlies	Bambuí Group
Lithology
Primary	Sandstone, claystone, conglomerate
Location
Coordinates	18°12′S 45°42′W / 18.2°S 45.7°W / -18.2; -45.7
Approximate paleocoordinates	17°06′S 12°06′W / 17.1°S 12.1°W / -17.1; -12.1
Region	Minas Gerais
Country	Brazil
Extent	São Francisco Basin
Type section
Named by	Cardoso
Year defined	1968
Areado Group (Brazil)

The Areado Group is a Late Jurassic to Early Cretaceous (Tithonian to Albian; covering approximately 50 million years)^[1] geologic group in southeastern Brazil. The group was defined by Cardoso in 1968.^[2]

Various fossil theropod tracks have been reported from the aeolic sandstones of the group.^[3][4]