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]
| Paso Real Formation | |
|---|---|
| Stratigraphic range: Late Pliocene-Early Pleistocene | |
| Type | Formation |
| Lithology | |
| Primary | Sandstone, conglomerate |
| Location | |
| Coordinates | 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 |  Costa Rica |
  Paso Real Formation, Costa Rica (Costa Rica) | |
Fossil content
editThe following fossils have been found in the formation:
See also
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References
edit- ^ Paso Real Formation at Fossilworks.org
- ^ Laurito & Valerio, 2005, p.78
- ^ Mead et al., 2006
Bibliography
edit- Laurito, César A.; Valerio, Ana L. (2005), "First Record of Rhynchotherium blicki (Frick, 1933) for the Late Cenozoic of Costa Rica", Revista Geológica de América Central, 33: 75–82, retrieved 2019-02-09
- Mead, J.I.; Cubero, R.; Valerio Zamora, A.L.; Swift, S.L.; Lauritp, C.; Gómez, L.D. (2006), "Plio-Pleistocene Crocodylus (Crocodylia) from southwestern Costa Rica", Studies on Neotropical Fauna and Environment, 41 (1): 1–7, Bibcode:2006SNFE...41....1M, doi:10.1080/01650520500309917, retrieved 2019-02-09