Sousa Formation
Geologic formation in Brazil
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The Sousa Formation is a Berriasian-Hauterivian geologic formation in Paraíba, Brazil. Fossil sauropod tracks have been reported from the formation.[1]
| Sousa Formation | |
|---|---|
| Stratigraphic range: Berriasian-Hauterivian | |
| Type | Geological formation |
| Unit of | Rio do Peixe Group |
| Underlies | Rio Piranhas Formation |
| Overlies | Antenor Navarro Formation |
| Lithology | |
| Primary | Siltstone |
| Other | Sandstone |
| Location | |
| Coordinates | 6.8°S 38.2°W |
| Approximate paleocoordinates | 4.5°S 5.3°W |
| Region | Paraíba |
| Country | Brazil |
| Extent | Rio do Peixe Basin |
  Sousa Formation (Brazil) | |
Ichnofossils
Among others, these ichnofossils have been reported from the formation:[2]
- Carnosauria indet.
- Coelurosauria indet.
- Moraesichnium barbarenae
- Sousaichnium pricei
- Sousatitanosauripus robsoni.[3]
- Staurichnium diogenis