Maria Farinha Formation
Geological formation in northeastern Brazil / From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
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The Maria Farinha Formation is a geological formation of the Parnaíba Basin in Pernambuco, northeastern Brazil whose strata date back to the Danian stage of the Paleocene, or Tiupampan in the SALMA classification.
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Maria Farinha Formation | |
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Stratigraphic range: Danian (Tiupampan) ~66–61 Ma | |
Type | Geological formation |
Underlies | Tambaba Formation |
Overlies | Gramame Formation |
Thickness | 14 m (46 ft) |
Lithology | |
Primary | Limestone |
Other | Dolomite, marly & sandy limestone |
Location | |
Coordinates | 7.9°S 34.9°W / -7.9; -34.9 |
Approximate paleocoordinates | 11.8°S 20.9°W / -11.8; -20.9 |
Region | Pernambuco State |
Country | ![]() |
Extent | Parnaíba Basin |
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The formation comprising limestones, dolomites, marly and sandy limestones has been deposited in a shallow marine platform environment.
The formation has provided fossils of reptiles and fish.