Asencio Formation

The Asencio Formation is a geological formation in the Paraná Basin of southwestern Uruguay whose strata date back to the Late Cretaceous (Campanian-Maastrichtian). Dinosaur remains are among the fossils that have been recovered from the formation.

Vertebrate paleofauna

• Neuquensaurus australis
• Laplatasaurus araukanicus
• Antarctosaurus wichmannianus

Fossil eggs

• Sphaerovum erbeni
• Tacuarembovum oblongum

Trace fossils

• Teisseirei
• Elipsoideichnus meyeri
• Corimbatichnus

See also

• List of dinosaur-bearing rock formations
• List of fossiliferous stratigraphic units in Uruguay
• Adamantina Formation
• Allen Formation
• Marília Formation

References

Bibliography

Further reading

• F. v. Huene. 1929. Terrestrische Oberkreide in Uruguay [The terrestrial Upper Cretaceous in Uruguay]. Centralblatt für Mineralogie, Geologie und Paläontologie Abteilung B 1929:107-112