Quiriquina Formation

The Quiriquina Formation is a geological formation in Chile whose strata date back to the Late Cretaceous. Dinosaur remains are among the fossils that have been recovered from the formation. The glauconitic sandstones and conglomerates of the formation were deposited in a marine environment.

Paleofauna

Reptiles

Birds

Mosasaurs

Plesiosaurs

Turtles

Fish

Bony fish

Cartilaginous fish

Crustaceans

Molluscs

Bivalves

Cephalopods

Gastropods

See also

• Arauco Basin
• Dorotea Formation
• List of dinosaur-bearing rock formations
• Quiriquina Island

References

Further reading

• M. E. Suarez and O. Fritis. 2002. Nuevo registro de Aristonectes sp. (Plesiosauroidea incertae sedis) del Cretácico Tardío de la Formación Quiriquina, Cocholgüe, Chile. Boletín de la Sociedad de Biología de Concepción 73:87-93