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Bajo Barreal Formation

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Type
  
Geological formation

Country
  
Argentina

Underlies
  
Laguna Palacios Formation

Unit of
  
Chubut Group

Overlies
  
Castillo Formation

Bajo Barreal Formation

The Bajo Barreal Formation is a geological formation in Chubut, Argentina whose strata date back to the Late Cretaceous.

Dinosaurs

Dinosaur remains are among the fossils that have been recovered from the formation. Dinosaur remains include the abelisaurid theropod Xenotarsosaurus bonapartei, as well as indeterminate teeth belonging to carcharodontosaurids and dromaeosaurids.

References

Bajo Barreal Formation Wikipedia