Laguna Brava Formation
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OverliesQuebrada Santo Domingo Formation
| Laguna Brava Formation | |
|---|---|
| Stratigraphic range: Late Eocene (Tinguirirican) | |
| Type | Geological formation |
| Overlies | Quebrada Santo Domingo Formation |
| Lithology | |
| Primary | Sandstone, red beds, tuff |
| Location | |
| Coordinates | 28°30′S 68°48′W / 28.5°S 68.8°W |
| Approximate paleocoordinates | 30°36′S 60°36′W / 30.6°S 60.6°W |
| Region | Mendoza Province, Argentine Northwest |
| Country | Argentina |
| Extent | Precordillera |
| Type section | |
| Named for | Laguna Brava |
  Laguna Brava Formation (Argentina) | |
Laguna Brava Formation (Spanish: Formación Laguna Brava), formerly referred to as Santo Domingo Formation, is a Late Eocene (Tinguirirican in the SALMA classification) sedimentary formation located in the Argentine Northwest.[1] The formation contains beds with fossil bird tracks described as Gruipeda dominguensis.[2]
It was formerly thought that the formation was of Triassic age.[3]
