Libertad Formation Explained

Libertad Formation
Type:	Geological formation
Period:	Lujanian
Age:	Lujanian ~
Namedfor:	Libertad, Uruguay
Overlies:	Raigón Formation

The Libertad Formation is a Lujanian geologic formation in Uruguay.^[1]

Fossil content

The following fossils have been reported from the formation:

Mammals

• Glyptodon
• Notiomastodon platensis^[2]
• Tapirus olivaresi^[3]

Birds

• Giganhinga^[4]

See also

• List of fossiliferous stratigraphic units in Uruguay

Notes and References

1. http://www.fossilworks.org/cgi-bin/bridge.pl?action=displayStrata&geological_group=&formation=Libertad&group_formation_member=Libertad Libertad Formation
2. Perea. D.. Alberdi. M. T.. 2015-12-30. Los gonfotéridos (Mammalia, Proboscidea) de Uruguay: taxonomía, estratigrafía y cronología. Estudios Geológicos. 71. 2. e036. 10.3989/egeol.41864.346. 1988-3250. free. 10261/127862. free.
3. http://www.fossilworks.org/cgi-bin/bridge.pl?a=taxonInfo&taxon_no=271970 Tapirus olivaresi
4. Rinderknecht. A.. Noriega. J.I.. 2002. Un nuevo género de Anhingidae (Aves: Pelecaniformes) del Plioceno–Pleistoceno del Uruguay (Formación San José).. Ameghiniana. 39. 2. 183–191. 2022-05-05. 2022-05-09. https://web.archive.org/web/20220509200926/https://www.researchgate.net/profile/Jorge-Noriega-5/publication/287726682_A_new_genus_of_Anhingidae_Aves_Pelecaniformes_from_the_Pliocene-Pleistocene_of_Uruguay_San_Jose_Formation/links/56bb439008ae2d6f2013a219/A-new-genus-of-Anhingidae-Aves-Pelecaniformes-from-the-Pliocene-Pleistocene-of-Uruguay-San-Jose-Formation.pdf. live.