Sopas Formation
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| Sopas Formation | |
|---|---|
| Stratigraphic range: Late Pleistocene ~ | |
| Type | Geological formation |
| Location | |
| Country | Uruguay |
| Extent | Paraná Basin |
| Type section | |
| Named for | Arroyo Sopas |
The Sopas Formation is a Late Pleistocene geologic formation in Uruguay.[1][2]
Fossil content
[edit | edit source]The following fossils have been reported from the formation:
- Antifer[3]
- Dusicyon avus[4]
- Glossotherium robustum[5]
- Gomphotheridae indet.[6]
- Hippidion
- Lestodon armatus[7]
- Lundomys molitor
- Macrauchenia
- Morenelaphus[8]
- Neolicaphrium
- Neuryurus[9]
- Panochthus tuberculatus[10]
- Protocyon troglodites[11]
- Smilodon
- Toxodon
See also
[edit | edit source]References
[edit | edit source]- ^ Sopas Formation at Fossilworks.org
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- ^ Antifer at Fossilworks.org
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- ^ Glossotherium robustum at Fossilworks.org
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- ^ Lestodon armatus at Fossilworks.org
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- ^ Panochthus tuberculatus at Fossilworks.org
- ^ Protocyon troglodites at Fossilworks.org
Bibliography
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- M. Ubilla. 1985. Mamíferos fósiles, geocronología y paleoecología de la Fm. Sopas (Pleistoceno sup.) del Uruguay. Ameghiniana 22(3–4):185-196.
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