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词条 Curré Formation
释义

  1. Fossil content

  2. See also

  3. References

  4. Further reading

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| age = Hemphillian
| period = Messinian
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The Curré Formation is a geologic formation of the Taraba Basin Group in Costa Rica. The deltaic conglomerates preserve fossils dating back to the Late Miocene to Early Pliocene period (Hemphillian).[1]

Fossil content

The following fossils have been found in the formation:

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  • Aetobatus arcuatus
  • Calippus hondurensis
  • Carcharhinus longimanus, C. priscus
  • Dasyatis cavernosa
  • Dinohippus mexicanus
  • Gavialosuchus americana
  • Hemipristis serra
  • Isogomphodon acuarius, I. caunellensis
  • Isurus desorii
  • Pleiolama vera
  • Pliometanastes cf. protistus
  • Protohippus gidleyi
  • Rhynchotherium blicki
  • Scirrotherium antelucanus
  • Sphyrna arambourgi
  • Apalone sp.
  • Arius sp.
  • Eurhinodelphis sp.
  • Goniodelphis sp.
  • Hadrodelphis sp.
  • Myliobatis sp.
  • Orycterocetus sp.
  • Rhinoptera sp.
  • Sparus sp.
  • Emydinae indet.
  • Megatheriidae indet.
  • Mylodontidae indet.
  • Tayassuidae indet.
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See also

{{Portal|Earth sciences|Costa Rica|Paleontology|Neogene|Prehistory of North America}}
  • List of fossiliferous stratigraphic units in Costa Rica

References

1. ^Curré Formation at Fossilworks.org

Further reading

  • C. Laurito, A. L. Valerio, E. Ovares, A. Hernández, and D. Pizarro. 2008. Peces Fósiles de la localidad Las Lomas de Siquirres cause del Río Reventazón, Formación Río Banano, Mioceno Superior, Provincia de Limón, Costa Rica [Fossil fishes of the Las Lomas de Siquirres Locality, Reventazon river, Rio Banano Formation, Late Miocene, Limon province, Costa Rica]. Revista Geológica de América Central 38:11-25
  • C. A. Laurito and A. L. Valerio. 2008. The first record of Gavialosuchus americanus Sellards (1915)† (Eusuchia: Crocodylidae, Tomistominae) for the Late Tertiary of Costa Rica and Central America. Revista Geológica de América Central 39:107-115
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8 : Geologic formations of Costa Rica|Neogene Costa Rica|Hemphillian|Conglomerate formations|Deltaic deposits|Paleontology in Costa Rica|Geography of Limón Province|Geography of Puntarenas Province

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