Baños del Flaco Formation

Baños del Flaco Formation
Stratigraphic range: Tithonian-Berriasian
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TypeGeological formation
Unit ofMendoza Group
Lithology
PrimarySandstone
OtherLimestone
Location
Coordinates34°48′S 70°30′W / 34.8°S 70.5°W / -34.8; -70.5
Approximate paleocoordinates33°00′S 33°24′W / 33.0°S 33.4°W / -33.0; -33.4
RegionO'Higgins Region
CountryChile
Type section
Named forBaños del Flaco
Baños del Flaco Formation (Chile)

The Baños del Flaco Formation is a Late Jurassic to Early Cretaceous (Tithonian to Berriasian geologic formation in central Chile. The formation comprises limestones and sandstones deposited in a shallow marine to fluvial environment. Fossil ornithopod tracks have been reported from the formation.