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Paleontological Sites of Santa Maria

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Paleontological Sites
of Santa Maria
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

Template:Paleontological Sites of Santa Maria

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

Notes and references

Young Exaeretodon, collected by Sergio Kaminski, in the Paleontological Site Arroio Cancela
  1. ↑ "SÍTIOS FOSSILÍFEROS DE SANTA MARIA, RS, BRASIL.". http://cascavel.ufsm.br/revista_ccne/ojs/index.php/cienciaenatura/article/viewFile/23/28. 

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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