Paleontological Sites of Santa Maria

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Paleontological Sites
of Santa Maria
Bandeira do Geoparque Paleorrota.JPG
LocationPaleorrota Geopark
Santa Maria,
Rio Grande do Sul,
 Brazil
Coordinates [ ⚑ ] : 29°41′42″S 53°47′43″W / 29.695°S 53.79528°W / -29.695; -53.79528

The Paleontological Sites of Santa Maria are located in the city of Santa Maria, Rio Grande do Sul, Brazil and dating from the Triassic. Are in the Santa Maria Formation and Caturrita Formation.[1]

History

In 1901 the first fossils were found in the town of Santa Maria, which began the Geopark Paleorrota. Since then many sites have been discovered in the city, especially near the Hill Cerrito, with outstanding attention to Sanga da Alemoa that have rich history.

Tourism

The city of Santa Maria is a major road junction, with several highways across the city. The Hill Cerrito is surrounded by highways BR-287, BR-158 and RS-509. You should be prepared to receive tourists.

Museums

Santa Maria has two museums that contain fossils of the region:

  • Museum Vincente Pallotti
  • Educational Museum Gama D'Eça

Description of sites

Seq. Sitio Coordinates Formation Description
1 Arroio Cancela Santa Maria Formation See: Paleontological Site Arroio Cancela.
2 Cabeceira do Raimundo Sanga do Cabral Formation Disarticulated from Procolophon pricei.
3 Arroio Passo das Tropas Santa Maria Formation Vegetables prints Dicroidium flora, fish scales and wings of insects.
4 Olaria Campus UFSM Santa Maria Formation Vegetables prints Dicroidium flora.
5 Colégio Militar Santa Maria Formation Hyperodapedon.
6 Largo Padre Cargnin Santa Maria Formation Therioherpeton cargnini.
7 Cerrito I Santa Maria Formation and Caturrita Formation Hyperodapedon, Stagonolepis and undetermined Cynodonts.
8 Cerrito II Santa Maria Formation and Caturrita Formation Hyperodapedon.
9 Cerrito III Santa Maria Formation and Caturrita Formation Hyperodapedon.
10 Sanga Alemoa Santa Maria Formation and Caturrita Formation See: Paleontological Site Sanga of Alemoa
11 Jazigo Cinco Santa Maria Formation See: Paleontological Site Jazigo Cinco.
12 Sanga do Armário Santa Maria Formation Hyperodapedon.
13 Vila dos Sargentos Santa Maria Formation Bioturbation Verticalized.
14 Cidade dos Meninos Santa Maria Formation Hyperodapedon, osteoderms of Stagonolepis and undetermined Cynodonts.
15 Vila Kennedy Santa Maria Formation Hyperodapedon.
16 Vila Caturrita Santa Maria Formation and Caturrita Formation Hyperodapedon.
17 Bela Vista Caturrita Formation Fragments of indeterminate skulls.
18 Jardim Berleze Caturrita Formation Petrified wood.
19 Esc. Xavier da Rocha Caturrita Formation Petrified wood.
20 Silva Jardim Caturrita Formation Petrified wood.

Notes and references

Young Exaeretodon, collected by Sergio Kaminski, in the Paleontological Site Arroio Cancela

See also

  • Paleorrota Geopark
  • Museum Vincente Pallotti
  • Educational Museum Gama D'Eça
  • Paleontological Site Arroio Cancela
  • Paleontological Site Sanga of Alemoa
  • Paleontological Site Jazigo Cinco




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