Areado Group
The Areado Group is a Late Jurassic to Early Cretaceous (Tithonian to Albian; covering approximately 50 million years) geologic group in southeastern Brazil. The group was defined by Cardoso in 1968.
| Areado Group | |
|---|---|
| Stratigraphic range: Tithonian-Albian ~ | |
| Type | Group |
| Sub-units | Três Barras, Quiricó & Abaeté Formations |
| Underlies | Mata da Corda Group |
| Overlies | Bambuí Group |
| Lithology | |
| Primary | Sandstone, claystone, conglomerate |
| Location | |
| Coordinates | 18.2°S 45.7°W |
| Approximate paleocoordinates | 17.1°S 12.1°W |
| Region | Minas Gerais |
| Country | Brazil |
| Extent | São Francisco Basin |
| Type section | |
| Named by | Cardoso |
| Year defined | 1968 |
Areado Group (Brazil) | |
Various fossil theropod tracks have been reported from the aeolic sandstones of the group.
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