Areado Group
| Areado Group | |
|---|---|
| Stratigraphic range: Tithonian-Albian ~ | |
| Type | Group |
| Sub-units | Três Barras, Quiricó & Abaeté Formations |
| Underlies | Mata da Corda Group |
| Overlies | Bambuí Group |
| Lithology | |
| Primary | Sandstone, claystone, conglomerate |
| Location | |
| Coordinates | 18°12′S 45°42′W / 18.2°S 45.7°W |
| Approximate paleocoordinates | 17°06′S 12°06′W / 17.1°S 12.1°W |
| Region | Minas Gerais |
| Country | Brazil |
| Extent | São Francisco Basin |
| Type section | |
| Named by | Cardoso |
| Year defined | 1968 |
The Areado Group is a Late Jurassic to Early Cretaceous (Tithonian to Albian; covering approximately 50 million years) geologic group in southeastern Brazil. The group was defined by Cardoso in 1968.
Various fossil theropod tracks have been reported from the aeolic sandstones of the group.