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Açu Formation

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Maraschin, Anderson; Mizusaki, Ana Maria P.; Vasconcelos, P.M.; Hinrichs, Ruth (2010),
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The following fossils were reported from the formation:
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Early Cretaceous geologic formation in Ceará, Brazil
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In the petroleum producing 708:, in press: Article 104517, 679:10.5710/AMGH.26.08.2018.3168 606:Maraschin et al., 2010, p.87 217:Approximate paleocoordinates 7: 567: 538:Arganodus cf. tinguidiensis 10: 843: 652:10.1093/zoolinnean/zlae054 584:Malhada Vermelha Formation 18: 807:Reservoir rock formations 292: 282: 264: 254: 215: 176: 171: 161: 156: 146: 136: 126: 116: 33: 28: 827:Northeast Region, Brazil 750:10.22456/1807-9806.22649 737:Pesquisas Em Geociencias 19:Not to be confused with 390:and is overlain by the 386:setting, overlying the 812:Paleontology in Brazil 589:Missão Velha Formation 313:Açu Formation (Brazil) 398:, the formation is a 817:Environment of Ceará 792:Sandstone formations 545:Ceratodus latissimus 121:Geological formation 21:Itajaí-Açu Formation 705:Cretaceous Research 425:Carcharodontosauria 235: /  196: /  35:Stratigraphic range 822:Landforms of Ceará 579:Romualdo Formation 552:Mawsonia cf. gigas 478:Cartilaginous fish 392:Jandaíra Formation 388:Alagamar Formation 151:Alagamar Formation 141:Jandaíra Formation 782:Cretaceous Brazil 518:Tharrhas araripis 505:Bawitius bartheli 321: 320: 834: 802:Fluvial deposits 797:Deltaic deposits 758: 757: 756: 726: 725: 701: 683: 682: 662: 656: 655: 638: 632: 629: 623: 613: 607: 604: 532:Lobe-finned fish 524:Pycnodontiformes 511:Lepisosteiformes 443:Rebbachisauridae 329:Early Cretaceous 308: 307: 301: 275: 273: 272: 250: 249: 247: 246: 245: 240: 236: 233: 232: 231: 228: 211: 210: 208: 207: 206: 201: 197: 194: 193: 192: 189: 112: 49: 26: 25: 842: 841: 837: 836: 835: 833: 832: 831: 762: 761: 754: 752: 699: 691: 686: 663: 659: 639: 635: 630: 626: 614: 610: 605: 601: 597: 574:Crato Formation 570: 456:Tiamat valdecii 408: 380: 355:deposited in a 347:, northeastern 317: 316: 315: 314: 311: 310: 309: 270: 268: 243: 241: 237: 234: 229: 226: 224: 222: 221: 204: 202: 198: 195: 190: 187: 185: 183: 182: 111: 110: 105: 100: 95: 90: 85: 80: 75: 70: 65: 60: 55: 44: 43: 41: 24: 17: 12: 11: 5: 840: 830: 829: 824: 819: 814: 809: 804: 799: 794: 789: 784: 779: 774: 760: 759: 727: 690: 687: 685: 684: 673:(6): 644–650. 657: 633: 624: 608: 598: 596: 593: 592: 591: 586: 581: 576: 569: 566: 565: 564: 559: 558: 557: 556: 555: 548: 541: 529: 528: 527: 521: 514: 508: 501: 493:Ray-finned fis 490: 489: 488: 485:Tribodus limae 469: 468: 467: 466: 465: 459: 452: 446: 440: 434: 428: 407: 406:Fossil content 404: 400:reservoir rock 396:Potiguar Basin 384:passive margin 379: 376: 372:rebbachisaurid 341:Potiguar Basin 319: 318: 312: 303: 302: 296: 295: 294: 293: 290: 289: 287:Potiguar Basin 284: 280: 279: 266: 262: 261: 256: 252: 251: 219: 213: 212: 180: 174: 173: 169: 168: 163: 159: 158: 154: 153: 148: 144: 143: 138: 134: 133: 128: 124: 123: 118: 114: 113: 106: 101: 96: 91: 86: 81: 76: 71: 66: 61: 56: 51: 31: 30: 15: 9: 6: 4: 3: 2: 839: 828: 825: 823: 820: 818: 815: 813: 810: 808: 805: 803: 800: 798: 795: 793: 790: 788: 785: 783: 780: 778: 775: 773: 770: 769: 767: 751: 747: 743: 739: 738: 733: 728: 724: 719: 715: 711: 707: 706: 698: 693: 692: 680: 676: 672: 668: 661: 653: 649: 645: 637: 628: 621: 617: 616:Açu Formation 612: 603: 599: 590: 587: 585: 582: 580: 577: 575: 572: 571: 563: 560: 554: 553: 549: 547: 546: 542: 540: 539: 535: 534: 533: 530: 525: 522: 520: 519: 515: 512: 509: 507: 506: 502: 499: 496: 495: 494: 491: 487: 486: 482: 481: 480: 479: 475: 474: 473: 470: 463: 460: 458: 457: 453: 450: 449:Spinosauridae 447: 444: 441: 438: 435: 432: 429: 426: 423: 422: 421: 418: 417: 416: 413: 412: 411: 403: 401: 397: 393: 389: 385: 375: 373: 369: 365: 362: 358: 354: 350: 346: 342: 338: 334: 330: 326: 325:Açu Formation 300: 291: 288: 285: 281: 278: 267: 263: 260: 257: 253: 248: 239:11.9°S 10.9°W 220: 218: 214: 209: 181: 179: 175: 170: 167: 164: 160: 155: 152: 149: 145: 142: 139: 135: 132: 129: 125: 122: 119: 115: 109: 104: 99: 94: 89: 84: 79: 74: 69: 64: 59: 54: 48: 45:112–100  40: 36: 32: 29:Açu Formation 27: 22: 787:Albian Stage 753:, retrieved 741: 735: 703: 689:Bibliography 670: 666: 660: 643: 636: 627: 611: 602: 550: 543: 536: 516: 503: 483: 476: 462:Titanosauria 454: 409: 381: 324: 322: 244:-11.9; 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Index

Itajaí-Açu Formation
Stratigraphic range
Albian
Ma
PreꞒ

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S
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C
P
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J
K
Pg
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Geological formation
Apodi Group
Jandaíra Formation
Alagamar Formation
Sandstone
Coordinates
5°48′S 38°06′W / 5.8°S 38.1°W / -5.8; -38.1
Approximate paleocoordinates
11°54′S 10°54′W / 11.9°S 10.9°W / -11.9; -10.9
Ceará
Brazil
Potiguar Basin
Açu Formation is located in Brazil
Early Cretaceous

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