Paso Real Formation, Costa Rica

Not to be confused with Paso Real Formation, Cuba .

Paso Real Formation
Stratigraphic range: Late Pliocene-Early Pleistocene
Type	Formation
Lithology
Primary	Sandstone, conglomerate
Location
Coordinates	8°54′N83°06′W / 8.9°N 83.1°W / 8.9; -83.1
Approximate paleocoordinates	8°54′N83°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. ^[1]

Fossil content

The following fossils have been found in the formation:

• Rhynchotherium blicki ^[2]
• Crocodylus sp. ^[3]
• Equus sp.
• Eremotherium sp.
• Holmesina sp.
• Pampatherium sp.
• Camelidae indet.
• Gomphotheriidae indet.
• Testudines indet.

See also

• Earth sciences portal
• Costa Rica portal
• Paleontology portal

• List of fossiliferous stratigraphic units in Costa Rica

References

1. Paso Real Formation at Fossilworks.org
2. Laurito & Valerio, 2005, p.78
3. 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