The Sanga do Cabral Formation is an Early Triassic sedimentary rock formation found in Rio Grande do Sul, Brazil.Sanga do Cabral Formation at Fossilworks.org
Description This rock formation is located in the geopark of Paleorrota, and is located to the south of another geopark. The formation dates to 249 million years ago and belongs to the Lower Triassic. Es Sincro
The Sanga do Cabral Formation is correlated with the "impoverished zone" (Procolophon subzone) of the Lystrosaurus Assemblage Zone of the Karoo Basin of South Africa by some authors on the basis of the abundant records of Procolophon.
Fossil content Among others, the following fossils have been reported from the formation:Cachoeira do Sul at Fossilworks.org Elessaurus gondwanoccidens Kwatisuchus rosai Oryporan insolitus Procolophon trigonicepsCisneros & Schultz, 2002 Sangaia lavinaiDias da Silva et al., 2006 Teyujagua paradoxa Tomeia witeckiEltink et al., 2017 Cynodontia indet. Lystosauridae Indet. Plagiosterninae indet.Dias da Silva & Ramos Ilha, 2009 Chasmatosuchinae Indet. Temnospondyli indet. Procolophonidae Indet.
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See also
Santa Maria Formation Caturrita Formation List of dinosaur-bearing rock formations
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