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Caturrita Formation
Stratigraphic range: Late Triassic
~225.42 Ma
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Caturrita Formation. Source: UFSM
TypeGeological formation
Unit ofRosário do Sul Group
UnderliesMata Sandstone
OverliesAlemoa Member
 Santa Maria Formation
Area250 km (160 mi)
Thickness30–60 m (98–197 ft)
Lithology
PrimarySandstone, siltstone
OtherMudstone, conglomerate
Location
Coordinates29°41′42″S 53°47′43″W / 29.695042°S 53.795403°W / -29.695042; -53.795403
Approximate paleocoordinates37°18′S 16°00′W / 37.3°S 16.0°W / -37.3; -16.0
Region Paleorrota
Caturrita Formation Rio Grande do Sul
CountryCaturrita Formation Brazil
ExtentParaná Basin
Type section
Named forCaturrita, barrio of Santa Maria

Geopark of Paleorrota

The Caturrita Formation is a rock formation found in Rio Grande do Sul, Brazil. Its sediments were deposited in the Paraná Basin. The formation is from the Upper Triassic and forms part of the Santa Maria Supersequence in the upper section of the Rosário do Sul Group.

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