Curré Formation Explained

Curré Formation
Type:	Formation
Age:	Hemphillian ~
Period:	Messinian
Prilithology:	Conglomerate
Namedfor:	Rey Curré
Region:	Limón & Puntarenas Provinces
Coordinates:	8.9°N -83.1°W
Paleocoordinates:	8.8°N -83.1°W
Unitof:	Taraba Basin Group
Underlies:	El Brujo & La Cruz Formations
Overlies:	Térraba Formation
Extent:	Taraba Basin

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:

• 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
• Sibotherium ka^[2]
• 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.

See also

• List of fossiliferous stratigraphic units in Costa Rica

References

Bibliography

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

Notes and References

1. http://www.fossilworks.org/cgi-bin/bridge.pl?action=displayStrata&geological_group=&formation=Curre&group_formation_member=Curre Curré Formation
2. Rincón et al., 2020