| Vilquechico Formation | |
|---|---|
| Stratigraphic range: Late Campanian-Late Maastrichtian ~76–66 Ma PreꞒ Ꞓ O S D C P T J K Pg N | |
| Type | Geological formation |
| Underlies | Auzangate Formation |
| Overlies | Ayabacas Formation |
| Lithology | |
| Primary | Sandstone |
| Other | Shale |
| Location | |
| Coordinates | 15°13′03″S 69°40′56″W / 15.21750°S 69.68222°W / -15.21750; -69.68222 |
| Region | Puno Department |
| Country |  Peru |
| Type section | |
| Named for | Vilquechico |
 Paleogeography of Northern South America, 65 Ma by Ron Blakey | |
class=notpageimage| Type locality of the Vilquichico Formation in Peru
The Vilquechico Formation is a Late Campanian to Late Maastrichtian geologic formation in southern Peru. Fossil ornithopod tracks have been reported from the formation. The formation overlies the Ayabacas Formation and is overlain by the Auzangate Formation.
Paleofauna
In the formation, tracks of the following species have been found:
See also
References
- Weishampel, et al. (2004). "Dinosaur distribution." Pp. 517-607.
- Jaimes et al., 2016, p.1
- Salas & Chacaltana, 2010, p.54
- Jaimes et al., 2016, p.3
Bibliography
- Jaimes, Fredy; Salas Gismundi, Rodolfo; Chacaltana, César (2016). Nuevas Icnitas de un Dinosaurio Terópodo del Cretáceo Superior en Sedimentitas de la Formación Vilquechico, Perú. XVIII Congreso Peruano de Geología. pp. 1–4. Retrieved 2017-06-05.
- Salas Gismundi, Rodolfo; Chacaltana, César (2010). "Huellas de un arcosaurio triásico en la Formación Sarayaquillo (Cuenca Ene, Perú) y el icnoregistro de vertebrados en el mesozóico del Perú" (PDF). Boletín de la Sociedad Geológica del Perú. 104: 41–58. Retrieved 2017-06-05.
- Weishampel, David B.; Dodson, Peter; Osmólska, Halszka, eds. (2004). The Dinosauria (2nd ed.). Berkeley: University of California Press. pp. 1–880. ISBN 0-520-24209-2. Retrieved 2019-02-21.