Mercedes Formation, Uruguay
Introduction The '''Mercedes Formation''' is a Late Cretaceous (Campanian to Maastrichtian) geologic formation of the Norte Basin in Uruguay. Fossil dinosaur eggs have been reported from the formation. The formation that reaches a thickness of about , overlies the Guichón Formation and is overlain by the Asencio Formation.
See also * List of dinosaur-bearing rock formations** List of stratigraphic units with dinosaur trace fossils*** Dinosaur eggs* List of fossiliferous stratigraphic units in Uruguay
References === Bibliography ===* *
Further reading * G. Faccio. 1994.Dinosaurian eggs from the Upper Cretaceous of Uruguay. In K. Carpenter, K. F. Hirsch & J. R. Horner (eds. ), Dinosaur Eggs and Babies 47-55