Earth:Paso Real Formation, Costa Rica
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| Paso Real Formation Stratigraphic range: Late Pliocene-Early Pleistocene | |
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| Type | Formation |
| Lithology | |
| Primary | Sandstone, conglomerate |
| Location | |
| Coordinates | [ ⚑ ] : 8°54′N 83°06′W / 8.9°N 83.1°W |
| Paleocoordinates | [ ⚑ ] 8°54′N 83°06′W / 8.9°N 83.1°W |
| Region | Puntarenas Province |
| Country |  Costa Rica |
  Paso Real Formation, Costa Rica (Costa Rica) | |
The Paso Real Formation is a geologic formation in Puntarenas Province, Costa Rica. The sandstones and conglomerates preserve vertebrate fossils dating back to the Late Pliocene to Early Pleistocene period.[1]
Fossil content
The following fossils have been found in the formation:
- Rhynchotherium blicki[2]
- Crocodylus sp.[3]
- Equus sp.
- Eremotherium sp.
- Holmesina sp.
- Pampatherium sp.
- Camelidae indet.
- Gomphotheriidae indet.
- Testudines indet.
See also
- List of fossiliferous stratigraphic units in Costa Rica
References
- ↑ Paso Real Formation at Fossilworks.org
- ↑ Laurito & Valerio, 2005, p.78
- ↑ Mead et al., 2006
Bibliography
- Laurito, César A., and Ana L. Valerio. 2005. First Record of Rhynchotherium blicki (Frick, 1933) for the Late Cenozoic of Costa Rica. Revista Geológica de América Central 33. 75–82. Accessed 2019-02-09.
- Mead, J.I.; R. Cubero; A.L. Valerio Zamora; S.L. Swift; C. Lauritp, and L.D. Gómez. 2006. Plio-Pleistocene Crocodylus (Crocodylia) from southwestern Costa Rica. Studies on Neotropical Fauna and Environment 41. 1–7. Accessed 2019-02-09.
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