Sousa Formation

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 / -6.8; -38.2
Approximate paleocoordinates	4.5°S 5.3°W / -4.5; -5.3
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

See also

• List of dinosaur-bearing rock formations
  • List of stratigraphic units with sauropodomorph tracks
    • Sauropod tracks