PRELIMINARY APPROACH ON DEPOSITIONAL ENVIRONMENTAL OF THE UBERABA FORMATION (UPPER CRETACEOUS), PEIRÓPOLIS SITE, MINAS GERAIS STATE, BRAZIL: AN INTRODUCTION

The Coniacian-Santonian Uberaba Formation of Triângulo Mineiro region has yielded a important paleofauna from fluvial and associated paleoenvironments. Although poor, fossil content are represented by invertebrates and vertebrates. The paleontological and geological data suggested that Uberaba Formation is characterized by a fluvial of a braided type.