The Colorado Formation is a Late Cretaceous (Campanian to Maastrichtian geologic formation that is exposed within the Colorado Basin in the southeastern part of La Pampa Province, Argentina. Fossil dinosaur eggs of Sphaerovum erbeni have been reported from the nonmarine, fluvial strata of this formation.

Description

The formation overlies the Paleozoic basement and has an estimated thickness of . The Colorado Formation comprises medium-grained sandstones with intercalated conglomerates with pebbly beds that can be interpreted as fluvial to alluvial deposits.

Colorado Formation, Argentina

See also

List of dinosaur-bearing rock formations

List of stratigraphic units with dinosaur trace fossils#Eggs or nests

References

Bibliography

Geologic formations of Argentina

Upper Cretaceous Series of South America

Cretaceous Argentina

Campanian Stage

Maastrichtian Stage of South America

Sandstone formations

Conglomerate formations

Alluvial deposits

Fluvial deposits

Ooliferous formations

Fossiliferous stratigraphic units of South America

Paleontology in Argentina

Geology of La Pampa Province

Colorado Formation, Argentina