Mari Mari Group
Geologic group of the Amazon Basin in the state of Amazonas of northwestern Brazil
| Mari Mari Group | |
|---|---|
| Stratigraphic range: Eifelian ~392–384 Ma PreꞒ Ꞓ O S D C P T J K Pg N | |
 Late Devonian paleogeography (380 Ma) | |
| Type | Geological group |
| Lithology | |
| Primary | Shale |
| Other | Sandstone |
| Location | |
| Coordinates |   Mari Mari Group (Brazil) |
The Mari Mari Group is an Eifelian to Frasnian geologic group of the Amazon Basin in the state of Amazonas of northwestern Brazil. The group comprises shales and sandstones.[1]
Fossil content
The formation has provided fossils of Tentaculites sp., foraminifera and ostracods.[1][2]
References
- ^ a b Mari Mari Group at Fossilworks.org
- ^ Melo, 1988
Bibliography
- Melo, J. H. G. 1988. The Malvinokaffric realm in the Devonian of Brazil. N. J. McMillan, A. F. Embry, and D. J. Glass, eds. Devonian of the World, Volume I, 669–703. Canadian Society of Petroleum Geologists. Calgary, Alberta, Canada.
