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Received this name because it was discovered first in the city of [[Santa Maria (Rio Grande do Sul)|Santa Maria]]. |
Received this name because it was discovered first in the city of [[Santa Maria (Rio Grande do Sul)|Santa Maria]]. |
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==See also== |
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* [[Caturrita Formation]] |
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[[image:FormacaoX.PNG|left|350px|thumb|Santa Maria Formation. Source: [[UFSM]].]] |
[[image:FormacaoX.PNG|left|350px|thumb|Santa Maria Formation. Source: [[UFSM]].]] |
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Revision as of 02:06, 12 November 2007
The Santa Maria Formation is a sedimentary rock formation found in Rio Grande do Sul, Brazil. It has a late Ladinian – early Carnian age (Middle – Upper Triassic), and is notable for its fossils of early dinosaurs, including the herrerasaur Staurikosaurus, the basal saurischian Teyuwasu, and the basal sauropodomorph Saturnalia.[1]
Received this name because it was discovered first in the city of Santa Maria.
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References
- ^ Weishampel, David B. (2004). "Dinosaur distribution". In Weishampel, David B.; Dodson, Peter; and Osmólska, Halszka (eds.) (ed.). The Dinosauria (2nd ed.). Berkeley: University of California Press. pp. 517–606. ISBN 0-520-24209-2.
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