Paso Real Formation, Costa Rica
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°WCoordinates: 8°54′N 83°06′W / 8.9°N 83.1°W |
Approximate paleocoordinates | 8°54′N 83°06′W / 8.9°N 83.1°W |
Region | Puntarenas Province |
Country | ![]() |
![]() ![]() 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:
- [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[]
- First Record of Rhynchotherium blicki (Frick, 1933) for the Late Cenozoic of Costa Rica. 33. 75–82. Accessed 2019-02-09. , and . 2005.
- Plio-Pleistocene Crocodylus (Crocodylia) from southwestern Costa Rica. 41. 1–7. Accessed 2019-02-09. ; ; ; ; , and . 2006.
Categories:
- Geologic formations of Costa Rica
- Neogene Costa Rica
- Pleistocene Costa Rica
- Sandstone formations
- Conglomerate formations
- Fluvial deposits
- Paleontology in Costa Rica
- Geography of Puntarenas Province