Buena Vista Formation
The Buena Vista Formation is a Late Permian-Early Triassic geologic formation of the Cerro Largo Department in northeastern Uruguay.
The fluvial sandstones and mudstones preserve temnospondyl and archosaur fossils.
| Buena Vista Formation | |
|---|---|
| Stratigraphic range: Late Permian-Early Triassic ~ | |
| Type | Geological formation |
| Underlies | Tacuarembó Formation |
| Overlies | Yaguarí Formation |
| Lithology | |
| Primary | Sandstone, mudstone |
| Other | Conglomerate |
| Location | |
| Coordinates | 32°18′S 54°06′W / 32.3°S 54.1°W |
| Approximate paleocoordinates | 40°12′S 15°42′W / 40.2°S 15.7°W |
| Region | Cerro Largo Department |
| Country |  Uruguay |
| Extent | Norte Basin |
  Buena Vista Formation (Uruguay) | |
Description
The Buena Vista Formation is characterized by reddish fine sandstone interbedded with lenticular clay layers and intraformational conglomerates deposited in a fluvial environment.
Fossil content
The following fossils have been reported from the formation:
See also
References
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