Paleontological Sites of Santa Maria

Paleontological Sites of Santa Maria
Location	Paleorrota Geopark Santa Maria, Rio Grande do Sul, Brazil
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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.

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

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Paleontological Sites of Santa Maria:

• 1) Arroio Cancela
• 2) Cabeceira do Raimundo
• 3) Arroio Passo das Tropas
• 4) Olaria Campus UFSM
• 5) Colégio Militar
• 6) Largo Padre Cargnin
• 7) Cerrito I
• 8) Cerrito II
• 9) Cerrito III
• 10) Sanga of Alemoa
• 11) Jazigo 5
• 12) Sanga do Armário
• 13) Vila dos Sargentos
• 14) Cidade dos Meninos
• 15) Vila Kennedy
• 16) Vila Caturrita
• 17) Bela Vista
• 18) Jardim Berleze
• 19) Esc. Xavier da Rocha
• 20) Silva Jardim

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