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Laguna Brava Formation

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Type
  
Geological formation

Named for
  
Laguna Brava

Primary
  
Sandstone, Tuff

Country
  
Argentina

Region
  
Argentine Northwest

Overlies
  
Quebrada Santo Domingo Formation

Laguna Brava Formation (Spanish: FormaciĆ³n Laguna Brava), formerly referred sometimes as Santo Domingo Formation, is an Eocene sedimentary formation located in the Argentine Northwest. The formation contains beds with fossil bird tracks.

It was formerly thought that the formation was of Triassic age.

References

Laguna Brava Formation Wikipedia