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Los Bastos Formation

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344: 351: 685: 564: 462:. The unit now known as Los Bastos Formation was included in the original definition by Herrero Ducloux (1938, 1939) as "Portezuelo Medio", as part of the "Portezuelo Beds" he described. 493:
environment characterized by sinuous channels. Based on the stratigraphic relations with the overlying and underlying units, the age has been estimated to be early to middle
473:, between the localities of Sierra Barrosa and Cerro Senillosa. The formation at its type section reaches a thickness of 35 metres (115 ft). The formation comprises red 655: 597:(2012), "First dryolestoid (Mammalia, Dryolestoidea, Meridiolestida) from the Coniacian of Patagonia and new evidence on their early radiation in South America", 645: 528: 700: 343: 695: 690: 204: 705: 675: 660: 670: 197: 243: 451: 400: 132: 680: 650: 665: 447: 427: 412: 142: 470: 442:
The formation was named by Garrido in 2010 as shaly unit conformably and transitionally overlying the
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The type locality of the formation is located at the foot of the
485:. The formation has similar lithological characteristics as the 411:, in which it was formerly included and is overlain by the 622:
El Grupo Neuquén (Cretácico Tardío) en la Cuenca Neuquina
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The formation dates to the 162:Up to 35 m (115 ft) 237:Approximate paleocoordinates 701:Geology of Neuquén Province 696:Geology of Mendoza Province 619:Garrido, Alberto C (2011), 722: 691:Paleontology in Argentina 613:10.5710/AMGH.8.8.2012.581 397:early to middle Coniacian 337: 23: 448:Sierra Barrosa Formation 413:Sierra Barrosa Formation 143:Sierra Barrosa Formation 489:and was deposited in a 450:, all belonging to the 580:Forasiepi et al., 2012 515:Meridiolestida indet. 399:, and belongs to the 220:38.83889°S 68.78472°W 706:Geology of Patagonia 676:Sandstone formations 661:Cretaceous Argentina 565:Los Bastos Formation 555:Garrido, 2011, p.237 546:Garrido, 2011, p.236 452:Río Neuquén Subgroup 444:Portezuelo Formation 409:Portezuelo Formation 401:Río Neuquén Subgroup 369:Los Bastos Formation 225:-38.83889; -68.78472 153:Portezuelo Formation 133:Río Neuquén Subgroup 118:Geological formation 19:Los Bastos Formation 671:Mudstone formations 255: /  216: /  29:Early-mid Coniacian 25:Stratigraphic range 487:Lisandro Formation 373:geologic formation 469:of the eponymous 366: 365: 713: 681:Fluvial deposits 632: 631: 630: 615: 581: 578: 572: 562: 556: 553: 547: 544: 471:Los Bastos Field 379:in the northern 353: 352: 346: 316:Los Bastos Field 283:Neuquén Province 279:Mendoza Province 270: 269: 267: 266: 265: 260: 256: 253: 252: 251: 248: 231: 230: 228: 227: 226: 221: 217: 214: 213: 212: 209: 109: 39: 16: 721: 720: 716: 715: 714: 712: 711: 710: 666:Coniacian Stage 636: 635: 628: 626: 618: 592: 589: 584: 579: 575: 563: 559: 554: 550: 545: 541: 537: 525: 503: 440: 423:deposited in a 393:Late Cretaceous 362: 361: 360: 359: 356: 355: 354: 281: 263: 261: 257: 254: 249: 246: 244: 242: 241: 224: 222: 218: 215: 210: 207: 205: 203: 202: 130: 108: 107: 106: 105: 100: 95: 90: 85: 80: 75: 70: 65: 60: 55: 50: 45: 34: 33: 31: 12: 11: 5: 719: 717: 709: 708: 703: 698: 693: 688: 683: 678: 673: 668: 663: 658: 653: 648: 638: 637: 634: 633: 616: 607:(4): 497–504, 588: 585: 583: 582: 573: 557: 548: 538: 536: 533: 532: 531: 524: 521: 520: 519: 518: 517: 502: 501:Fossil content 499: 439: 436: 364: 363: 357: 348: 347: 341: 340: 339: 338: 335: 334: 331: 327: 326: 323: 319: 318: 313: 309: 308: 304: 303: 298: 294: 293: 290: 286: 285: 276: 272: 271: 239: 233: 232: 200: 194: 193: 189: 188: 183: 179: 178: 173: 169: 168: 164: 163: 160: 156: 155: 150: 146: 145: 140: 136: 135: 125: 121: 120: 115: 111: 110: 103: 102: 101: 96: 91: 86: 81: 76: 71: 66: 61: 56: 51: 46: 41: 40: 21: 20: 13: 10: 9: 6: 4: 3: 2: 718: 707: 704: 702: 699: 697: 694: 692: 689: 687: 684: 682: 679: 677: 674: 672: 669: 667: 664: 662: 659: 657: 654: 652: 651:Neuquén Group 649: 647: 644: 643: 641: 624: 623: 617: 614: 610: 606: 602: 601: 596: 595:Currie, P. 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Stratigraphic range
Early-mid Coniacian
Ma
PreꞒ

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S
D
C
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Pg
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Geological formation
Neuquén Group
Río Neuquén Subgroup
Sierra Barrosa Formation
Portezuelo Formation
Mudstone
Sandstone
Coordinates
38°50′20″S 68°47′05″W / 38.83889°S 68.78472°W / -38.83889; -68.78472
Approximate paleocoordinates
42°18′S 49°00′W / 42.3°S 49.0°W / -42.3; -49.0
Mendoza Province
Neuquén Province
Neuquén Basin
Los Bastos Field

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