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Corda Formation

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and iron oxide. Where whinstones are overlaying fragments of this rock are also present. Typical structures of wind dunes (cross bedding, ripples, and grain flow) are common. This is consistent with deposition in a desert system.
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Annotated Atlas of South America Tetrapod Footprints (Devonian to Holocene) with an appendix on Mexico and Central America
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The Corda Formation consists largely of red sandstone, with very fine to medium grain size, rich in
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This formation outcrops in the central part of the Parnaíba Basin, between the mouth of the
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Brazilian Geographical Journal: Geosciences and Humanities research medium, Uberlândia
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Stratigraphic range
Late Aptian
Early Albian
Ma
PreꞒ

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Geological formation
Sardinha Formation
Itapecuru Formation
sandstone
Coordinates
5°42′S 47°30′W / 5.7°S 47.5°W / -5.7; -47.5
Approximate paleocoordinates
5°06′S 14°48′W / 5.1°S 14.8°W / -5.1; -14.8
Tocantins
Brazil
Parnaíba Basin
Corda River
Corda Formation is located in Brazil
sandstone

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