Tacuarembó Formation
| Tacuarembó Formation | |
|---|---|
| Stratigraphic range: Kimmeridgian ~ | |
| Type | Geological formation |
| Sub-units | Batoví Member |
| Overlies | Buena Vista Formation |
| Lithology | |
| Primary | Sandstone |
| Other | Siltstone, mudstone |
| Location | |
| Coordinates | 31.7°S 56.0°W / -31.7; -56.0 |
| Approximate paleocoordinates | 40.2°S 15.7°W / -40.2; -15.7 |
| Region | Tacuarembó Department |
| Country | Uruguay |
| Extent | Norte Basin |
| Type section | |
| Named for | Tacuarembó |
  Tacuarembó Formation (Uruguay) | |
The Tacuarembó Formation is a Late Jurassic (Kimmeridgian) geologic formation of the eponymous department in northern Uruguay. The fluvial to lacustrine sandstones, siltstones and mudstones preserve ichnofossils, turtles, crocodylomorphs, fish and invertebrates (bivalves and gastropods).
Fossil content
The following fossils have been reported from the formation: