Bauru Group
The Bauru Group is a geological group of the Bauru Sub-basin, Paraná Basin in Minas Gerais, São Paulo, General Salgado, Itapecuru-Mirim, Mato Grosso, Brazil whose strata date back to the Late Cretaceous. Dinosaur remains are among the fossils that have been recovered from the formation.
| Bauru Group | |
|---|---|
| Stratigraphic range: Late Cretaceous (Coniacian-Maastrichtian) ~ | |
| Type | Group |
| Unit of | Bauru Sub-basin |
| Sub-units | Araçatuba, Adamantina, Uberaba, Marília, Vale do Rio do Peixe, Cambambe, São José do Rio Preto & Presidente Prudente Formations |
| Underlies | Alluvium |
| Overlies | Caiuá Group |
| Lithology | |
| Primary | Sandstone |
| Other | Conglomerate, siltstone, mudstone, coal |
| Location | |
| Coordinates | 19.7°S 48.0°W |
| Approximate paleocoordinates | 24.4°S 29.2°W |
| Region | Minas Gerais, São Paulo, General Salgado, Itapecuru-Mirim, Mato Grosso |
| Country | Brazil |
| Extent | Paraná Basin |
| Type section | |
| Named for | Bauru |
Bauru Group (Brazil) | |
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