Zapata Formation | |
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Stratigraphic range: Berriasian- Hauterivian | |
Type | Geological formation |
Underlies | Punta Barrosa & Erezcano Formations |
Overlies | Tobífera & Springhill Formations |
Lithology | |
Primary | Shale |
Other | Turbiditic sandstone, pyrite |
Location | |
Coordinates | 51°06′S 73°18′W / 51.1°S 73.3°W |
Approximate paleocoordinates | 51°18′S 36°54′W / 51.3°S 36.9°W |
Region |
Magallanes y la Antártica Chilena &
Aysén Regions Santa Cruz Province |
Country |
Chile Argentina |
Extent | Magallanes or Austral Basin |
Type section | |
Named for | Cerro Zapata |
Zapata Formation ( Spanish: Formación Zapata) is a sedimentary formation of Lower Cretaceous age in the Magallanes or Austral Basin of Argentina and Chile. Much of the formation is folded and faulted as consequence of the Andean orogeny. [1] In outcrops of the Zapata Formation near Torres del Paine, the ichthyosaur genus Myobradypterygius has been found. [2] [3]
Zapata Formation | |
---|---|
Stratigraphic range: Berriasian- Hauterivian | |
Type | Geological formation |
Underlies | Punta Barrosa & Erezcano Formations |
Overlies | Tobífera & Springhill Formations |
Lithology | |
Primary | Shale |
Other | Turbiditic sandstone, pyrite |
Location | |
Coordinates | 51°06′S 73°18′W / 51.1°S 73.3°W |
Approximate paleocoordinates | 51°18′S 36°54′W / 51.3°S 36.9°W |
Region |
Magallanes y la Antártica Chilena &
Aysén Regions Santa Cruz Province |
Country |
Chile Argentina |
Extent | Magallanes or Austral Basin |
Type section | |
Named for | Cerro Zapata |
Zapata Formation ( Spanish: Formación Zapata) is a sedimentary formation of Lower Cretaceous age in the Magallanes or Austral Basin of Argentina and Chile. Much of the formation is folded and faulted as consequence of the Andean orogeny. [1] In outcrops of the Zapata Formation near Torres del Paine, the ichthyosaur genus Myobradypterygius has been found. [2] [3]