| 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 / 8.9; -83.1 |
| Approximate paleocoordinates | 8°54′N 83°06′W / 8.9°N 83.1°W / 8.9; -83.1 |
| 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.
Fossil content
The following fossils have been found in the formation:
- Rhynchotherium blicki
- Crocodylus sp.
- Equus sp.
- Eremotherium sp.
- Holmesina sp.
- Pampatherium sp.
- Camelidae indet.
- Gomphotheriidae indet.
- Testudines indet.
See also
References
- Paso Real Formation at Fossilworks.org
- Laurito & Valerio, 2005, p.78
- Mead et al., 2006
Bibliography
- 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