Stratigraphic range: Late Cenomanian-Early Turonian ~97–93 Ma
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Type
Geological formation
Unit of
Neuquén Group Río Limay Subgroup
Underlies
Lisandro Formation
Overlies
Candeleros Formation
Thickness
250 m (820 ft)
Lithology
Primary
Sandstone
Other
Claystone
Location
Coordinates
39°24′S69°00′W / 39.4°S 69.0°W / -39.4; -69.0
Approximate paleocoordinates
46°06′S46°00′W / 46.1°S 46.0°W / -46.1; -46.0
Region
Mendoza, Río Negro & Neuquén Provinces
Country
Argentina
Extent
Neuquén Basin
Type section
Named for
Plaza Huincul
Named by
Keidel
Year defined
1929
Huincul Formation (Argentina)
The Huincul Formation is a geologic formation of Late Cretaceous (Early Cenomanian to Late Turonian) age of the Neuquén Basin that outcrops in the Mendoza, Río Negro and Neuquén Provinces of northern Patagonia, Argentina.[1] It is the second formation in the Río Limay Subgroup, the oldest subgroup within the Neuquén Group. Formerly that subgroup was treated as a formation, and the Huincul Formation was known as the Huincul Member.[2]
The HuinculFormation is a geologic formation of Late Cretaceous (Early Cenomanian to Late Turonian) age of the Neuquén Basin that outcrops in the Mendoza...
simultaneously. The fossils of Argentinosaurus were recovered from the HuinculFormation, which was deposited in the middle Cenomanian to early Turonian ages...
the Argentinian-Canadian Dinosaur Project, from an exposure of the HuinculFormation (Rio Limay Subgroup, Cenomanian) at Cañadón del Gato. It was described...
genus of elasmarian ornithopod dinosaur from the Late Cretaceous HuinculFormation of Argentina. The genus contains a single species, C. nekul, known...
genus of rebbachisaurid sauropod dinosaur from the Late Cretaceous HuinculFormation of Argentina. The genus contains a single species, S. marae, known...
of lithostrotian titanosaur from the Late Cretaceous (Cenomanian) HuinculFormation of Argentina. The type species is Bustingorrytitan shiva. In 2001...
Plaza Huincul is a small city in Neuquen province, with a population of around 13,000 people, located in southwestern Argentina. It is approximately 1...
Novas, F. E. (2024). "A new ornithopod from the Upper Cretaceous (HuinculFormation) of northwestern Patagonia, Argentina. Implications on elasmarian...
is a megaraptoran theropod from the Late Cretaceous of Argentina (HuinculFormation). The holotype, MPCA-Pv 804/1 to 804/25, which consists of the last...
paravian theropod of uncertain affinities from the Late Cretaceous HuinculFormation of Argentinian Patagonia. The genus contains a single species, O....
et sp. nov.,a new rebbachisaurid (Dinosauria, Sauropoda) from the HuinculFormation (Upper Cretaceous), Rio Negro, Argentina". Revista del Museo Argentino...
dinosaur from the Late Cretaceous (middle Cenomanian–lower Turonian) HuinculFormation of Argentina. The genus contains a single species, C. diripienda,...
Apesteguía, Sebastián (2007). "The sauropod diversity of the La Amarga Formation (Barremian), Neuquén (Argentina)". Gondwana Research. 12 (4): 533–546...
(meaning "thunder lizard") is a genus of abelisaurid dinosaur from the HuinculFormation from Río Negro Province in Argentina. The type and only species is...
and Huinculformations is easily recognizable. The Candeleros Formation is almost 300 metres (980 ft) thick in some sections. Overall, the formation represents...
Huinculsaurus (meaning "HuinculFormation lizard") is a genus of noasaurid dinosaur from the HuinculFormation in Neuquén Province, Argentina. The type...
Brissón Egli, F.; Novas, F.E. (2020). "A new abelisaurid from the HuinculFormation (Cenomanian-Turonian; Upper Cretaceous) of Río Negro province, Argentina"...
layers of the earliest Late Cretaceous of the HuinculFormation, Neuquén Group, located near Plaza Huincul, Neuquén Province, Argentina. The specimen, consisting...
large carcharodontosaurid theropod dinosaur from the Late Cretaceous HuinculFormation of Patagonia, Argentina. The genus contains a single species, Meraxes...
Neuquén Province. This formation conformably overlies the HuinculFormation, and it is in turn overlain by the Portezuelo Formation, which is a part of the...
discovered. The remains of Taurovenator were discovered in a layer of the HuinculFormation on the Violante Farm, southeast of the Ezequiel Ramos-Mexía Lake,...
theropod dinosaur from the Late Cretaceous (Cenomanian to Turonian) HuinculFormation of Argentina. It is one of the most complete and informative abelisaurids...
Fernando E. Novas (2016). "New theropod fauna from the Upper Cretaceous (HuinculFormation) of northwestern Patagonia, Argentina". New Mexico Museum of Natural...
the hindlimbs of rebbachisaurids, is described from the Cenomanian HuinculFormation (Argentina) by Bellardini et al. (2023). Torcida Fernández-Baldor...
off from the supercontinent Gondwana. The fossils were found in the HuinculFormation, dating to the late Cenomanian-early Turonian age of the upper Cretaceous...
MUCPv-153, was found nearby, although it belonged to the base of the HuinculFormation, from the late Cenomanian. Limaysaurus was found 15 km (9 mi) southwest...
1910 and 1914. The holotype specimen was found in a layer of the HuinculFormation dating to the end of the Cenomanian epoch. It consists of a partial...
Fernando E. (2024-03-11). "A new ornithopod from the Upper Cretaceous (HuinculFormation) of Northwestern Patagonia, Argentina. Implications on elasmarian...
Fernando E. Novas (2016). "New theropod fauna from the Upper Cretaceous (HuinculFormation) of northwestern Patagonia, Argentina". New Mexico Museum of Natural...
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