San José Formation, Uruguay
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San José Formation | |
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Stratigraphic range: Montehermosan-Ensenadan ~ | |
Type | Geological formation |
Location | |
Country | Uruguay |
Type section | |
Named for | San José, Uruguay |
The San José Formation is a Montehermosan-Ensenadan geologic formation in Uruguay.
Fossil content
The following fossils have been reported from the formation:
- Mammals
- Birds
See also
References
- ^ Ferrero, B.S.; Schmidt, G.I.; Pérez-Garcia, M.I.; Perea, D.; Ribeiro, A.M. (23 February 2022). "A new Toxodontidae (Mammalia, Notoungulata) from the Upper Pliocene-Lower Pleistocene of Uruguay". Journal of Vertebrate Paleontology. 41 (5): 1–12. doi:10.1080/02724634.2021.2023167. S2CID 247089081.
- ^ Francis, J.C. and A. Mones (1966). "Artigasia magna n. g., n. sp. (Eumegamyinae), un roedor gigantesco de la época Pliocena Superior de las Barrancas de San Gregorio, Departamento de San José, República Oriental del Uruguay". Kraglievana. 3: 89–100.
- ^ Rinderknecht, A.; Noriega, J. (2002). "Un Nuevo Género de Anhingidae (Aves: Pelecaniformes) del Plioceno-Pleistoceno del Uruguay (Formación San José)". Ameghiniana. 39 (2): 183–191.
Bibliography
- H. G. McDonald and D. Perea. 2002. The large Scelidothere Catonyx tarijensis (Xenarthra, Mylodontidae) from the Pleistocene of Uruguay. Journal of Vertebrate Paleontology 22(3):677-683
- A. Mones. 1988. Notas Paleontologicas Uruguayas, IV. Nuevos Registros de Mamiferos Fosiles de la Formacion San Jose (Plioceno-Pleistoceno Inferior) (Mammalia: Xenartha; Artiodactyla; Rodentia). Comunicaciones Paleontologicas del Museo de Historia Natural de Montevideo 1(20):255-270
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