Cañón del Colorado Formation
Geologic formation in Argentina
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The Canon del Colorado Formation is an Early Jurassic geologic formation in the San Juan Province of Argentina. The formation comprises conglomerates and claystones and is exposed in the Sierra de Mogna. The sauropodomorph dinosaur Adeopapposaurus is known from this formation.[1]
| Cañón del Colorado Formation | |
|---|---|
| Stratigraphic range: Early Jurassic, | |
| Type | Geological formation |
| Sub-units | Upper Pelitic Member |
| Thickness | >148 m (486 ft) |
| Lithology | |
| Primary | Conglomerate |
| Other | Claystone |
| Location | |
| Coordinates | 30.5°S 68.5°W |
| Approximate paleocoordinates | 31.0°S 30.0°W |
| Region | San Juan Province |
| Country | Argentina |
| Extent | Sierra de Mogna |
| Type section | |
| Named for | Colorado River |
  Cañón del Colorado Formation (Argentina) | |
