The Marília 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.Marília Formation at Fossilworks.org
The fossil-bearing Serra da Galga and Ponte Alta members were originally thought to belong to this formationWeishampel et al., 2004, pp. 600-604 but were split off into the Serra da Galga Formation in 2020.
Fossil content Lepidosaurians Squamata of the Marilia Formation Genus Species Location Notes Images Pristiguana P. brasiliensis An iguanid
Crurotarsans Crocodylomorphs of the Marilia Formation Genus Species Location Notes Images Titanochampsa T. iorii A mesoeucrocodylian
Ornithodirans
Dinosaurs of the Marilia Formation Genus Species Location Stratigraphic position Material Notes ImagesKurupiK. itaataAn abelisaurid
Turtles Turtles of the Marilia Formation Genus Species Location Stratigraphic position Material Notes Images Cambaremys C. langertoni A podocnemidoid turtle Peiropemys P. mezzalirai A peiropemymid turtle Pricemys P. caiera A peiroperymid turtle
See also List of dinosaur-bearing rock formations
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