Serra da Galga

53 occ. 20 taxa (1 genera) 1 countries

Description

The Serra da Galga Formation is a geological formation in Minas Gerais state of southeastern Brazil. Its strata date back to the Maastrichtian, and are part of the Bauru Group. It was originally considered a member of the Marília Formation.

Genera

1 genera

Aeolosaurus

Dinosaurs

Valid 1 occ. · 84 Ma

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Life reconstruction of a pair of Galgadraco zephyrius in a late Maastrichtian environment, showcasing the palaeobiota of the Serra da Galga Geosite. Artwork by Matheus Gadelha. © A. A. Giaretta, B. A. Navarro, T. S. Marinho & R. V. Pêgas · CC BY 4.0 · Wikipedia

Temporal range

Triassic

Jurassic

Cretaceous

Paleogene

Neogene

252 201 145 66 0 Ma

Geological group / Member

Bauru 53

Top countries

🇧🇷 Brazil 53

Depositional environments

Terrestrial indet. 20

Fluvial indet. 11

Fluvial-lacustrine indet. 9

Alluvial fan 9

Channel 4

Top collectors

L. I. Price 18

Bertini 3

Marshall 3

Gayet 3

Brito 3

D. Campos 3

Novas 2

Carvalho 2

Ribeiro 2

Méndez 2

Bittencourt 1

Collection activity by decade

1940s 22

1950s 1

1960s 13

1980s 16

1990s 5

2000s 7