Irati Formation

Coordinates: 25°30′S 50°42′W / 25.5°S 50.7°W / -25.5; -50.7
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Irati Formation
Ma
Approximate paleocoordinates
45°48′S 29°42′W / 45.8°S 29.7°W / -45.8; -29.7

The Paraná Basin in South America

Irati Formation is the name of a

Early Permian using zircon ages obtained from bentonite layers. The base of the formation has been dated at 278.4 ± 2.2 Ma.[1][2] Exposures of the Irati Formation are to be found in the South (Geopark of Paleorrota), southeastern Brazil and in the states of Goiás, Mato Grosso, São Paulo, Paraná, Santa Catarina, Rio Grande do Sul and Mato Grosso do Sul.[1] The formation is part of the Passa Dios Group, underlying the Serra Alta Formation and overlying the Palermo Formation. The formation has been deposited in a restricted marine environment.[3] The Irati Formation, with a maximum thickness of 80 metres (260 ft), was defined and named by White in 1908.[4]

Fossil content

The formation is particularly famous for the occurrences of the

crustaceans of the genera Paulocaris, Pygaspis, Liocaris, and Clarkecaris.[7] It is considered time equivalent to the Whitehill Formation of the Ecca Group of the Karoo Supergroup of southern Africa and the Mangrullo Formation of Uruguay.[8]

  • Reconstruction of Mesosaurus
    Reconstruction of Mesosaurus
  • Reconstruction of Stereosternum
    Reconstruction of Stereosternum

See also

References

  1. ^ a b Da Costa, 2015, p.28
  2. ^ Ventura Santos et al., 2006
  3. ^ Diduch, 2011, p.21
  4. ^ Da Costa, 2015, p.12
  5. ^ Irati at Fossilworks.org
  6. ^ Diduch, 2011, p.24
  7. ^ Diduch, 2011, p.23
  8. ^ Piñeiro et al., 2012, p.299

Bibliography

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