El_Molino_Formation

El Molino Formation

El Molino Formation

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The El Molino Formation is a Maastrichtian geologic formation pertaining to the Puca Group of central Bolivia. The formation comprises fine-grained sandstones and sandy limestones with stromatolites deposited in a shallow marine to lacustrine environment. The formation has provided fossils of Dolichochampsa minima,[1] and ichnofossils of Ankylosauria indet., Ornithopoda indet., Theropoda indet. and Titanosauridae indet.[2][3][4] The tracksite of Cal Orcko is the best known example of the ichnofossil locations of the formation. The ichnofossil of Ligabueichnum bolivianum may be attributed to an ankylosaur.[5] The fossil fish species Dasyatis molinoensis is named after the formation.

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Other fossils retrieved from the formation are:[6]

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  1. Buffetaut, 1987
  2. Lockley et al., 2002, p.389
  3. Leonardi, 1994, p.39
  4. Leonardi, 1994, p.40

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