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Vaca Muerta Formation

lithostratigraphic unit in Argentina containing oil
Landform geological_formation Q5799720
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Summary

Vaca Muerta Formation is a geological formation[1]. It ranks in the top 0.89% of geological formation entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (4,665 views/month, #8 of 896).[2]

Key Facts

  • Located in the administrative territorial entity: Neuquén Province[3]
  • Country: Argentina[4]
  • Instance of: oil and gas field[5]
  • Commons category: Vaca Muerta Formation[6]
  • Underlies: Mulichinco Formation[7]
  • Overlies: Tordillo Formation[8]
  • Coordinate location: -38.63, -70.1853[9]
  • Fossil found in this unit: Neusticemys neuquina[10]
  • Different from: Vaca Muerta[11], Vaca Muerta oil field[12]
  • Time period: Tithonian[13]
  • On focus list of Wikimedia project: WikiProject Climate change[14]

Why It Matters

Vaca Muerta Formation has Wikipedia articles in 5 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[15] It is known by 11 alternative names across languages and contexts.[16]

Related Entities

Argentina

References

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Direct Wikidata claims

  1. [4] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  2. [5] ↑ . wikidata.org.
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  5. [7] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  6. [8] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  7. [9] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  8. [10] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  9. [11] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  10. [12] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  11. [13] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  12. [14] ↑ . wikidata.org.

Class ancestry

  1. [1] ↑ . Wikidata. wikidata.org.

Aggregate / graph-position facts

  1. [2] ↑ . Wikimedia Foundation. dumps.wikimedia.org.
  2. [15] ↑ . Wikidata sitelinks. wikidata.org.
  3. [16] ↑ . Wikidata aliases. wikidata.org.

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  1. 24d ago · Infovarius · 2026-09-24 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Aliases → —
    Overlies → Tordillo Formation
    Instance of → —
    Coordinates → —
    + 11 other properties edited (see Wikidata diff for full list)
    "/* wbsetclaim-create:2||1 */ Instance of: oil and gas field"
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