Santa Maria Formation, Santa Maria
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The Santa Maria Formation is a sedimentary rock formation found in Rio Grande do Sul, Brazil. It is primarily Carnian in age, and is notable for its fossils of cynodonts, "rauisuchian" pseudosuchians, and early dinosaurs and other dinosauromorphs, including the herrerasaurid Staurikosaurus, the basal sauropodomorphs Buriolestes and Saturnalia, and the lagerpetid Ixalerpeton. The formation is named after the city of Santa Maria in the central region of Rio Grande do Sul, where outcrops were first studied. ()
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- Calculate routeRodoviária de Santa Maria 12 min walk
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Which popular attractions are close to Santa Maria Formation?
Nearby attractions include Paleontological Site Arroio Cancela, Santa Maria (4 min walk), Sede, Santa Maria (13 min walk), Educational Museum Gama D'Eça, Santa Maria (23 min walk).
How to get to Santa Maria Formation by public transport?
The nearest stations to Santa Maria Formation:
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- Rodoviária de Santa Maria (12 min walk)
Rio Grande do Sul