Marília Formation
Geologic formation in Brazil
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The Marília Formation is a geological formation in Minas Gerais state of southeastern Brazil. Its strata date back to the Maastrichtian, and are part of the Bauru Group.[1]
Unit ofBauru Group
PrimarySandstone
| Marília Formation | |
|---|---|
| Stratigraphic range: Maastrichtian ~ | |
| Type | Geological formation |
| Unit of | Bauru Group |
| Overlies | Uberaba Formation Adamantina Formation |
| Lithology | |
| Primary | Sandstone |
| Other | Mudstone, siltstone, limestone |
| Location | |
| Coordinates | 19.6°S 48.0°W |
| Approximate paleocoordinates | 23.1°S 33.9°W |
| Region | Minas Gerais |
| Country | Brazil |
| Extent | Bauru Sub-basin, Paraná Basin |
| Type section | |
| Named for | Marília |
  Marília Formation (Brazil) | |
The fossil-bearing Serra da Galga and Ponte Alta members were originally thought to belong to this formation[2] but were split off into the Serra da Galga Formation in 2020.[3]
Fossil content
Lepidosaurians
| Squamata of the Marilia Formation | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Genus | Species | Location | Notes | Images | ||
| Pristiguana | P. brasiliensis | An iguanid[4] | ||||
Crurotarsans
| Crocodylomorphs of the Marilia Formation | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Genus | Species | Location | Notes | Images | ||
| Titanochampsa | T. iorii | A mesoeucrocodylian[5] | ||||
Ornithodirans
Turtles
| Turtles of the Marilia Formation | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Genus | Species | Location | Stratigraphic position | Material | Notes | Images |
| Cambaremys | C. langertoni | A podocnemidoid turtle | ||||
| Peiropemys | P. mezzalirai | A peiropemymid turtle | ||||
| Pricemys | P. caiera | A peiroperymid turtle | ||||