San José Formation, Uruguay Explained

San José Formation
Type:	Geological formation
Period:	Montehermosan-Ensenadan
Age:	Montehermosan-Ensenadan ~
Namedfor:	San José, Uruguay

The San José Formation is a Montehermosan-Ensenadan geologic formation in Uruguay.

Fossil content

The following fossils have been reported from the formation:

Mammals

• Catonyx tarijensis
• Charruatoxodon uruguayensis^[1]
• Josephoartigasia magna^[2]

Birds

• Giganhinga kiyuensis ^[3]

See also

• List of fossiliferous stratigraphic units in Uruguay

Bibliography

• H. G. McDonald and D. Perea. 2002. The large Scelidothere Catonyx tarijensis (Xenarthra, Mylodontidae) from the Pleistocene of Uruguay. Journal of Vertebrate Paleontology 22(3):677-683
• A. Mones. 1988. Notas Paleontologicas Uruguayas, IV. Nuevos Registros de Mamiferos Fosiles de la Formacion San Jose (Plioceno-Pleistoceno Inferior) (Mammalia: Xenartha; Artiodactyla; Rodentia). Comunicaciones Paleontologicas del Museo de Historia Natural de Montevideo 1(20):255-270

Notes and References

1. B.S.. Ferrero. G.I.. Schmidt. M.I.. Pérez-Garcia. D.. Perea. A.M.. Ribeiro. A new Toxodontidae (Mammalia, Notoungulata) from the Upper Pliocene-Lower Pleistocene of Uruguay. Journal of Vertebrate Paleontology. 10.1080/02724634.2021.2023167. 23 February 2022. 41 . 5 . 1–12. 247089081 .
2. . 1966 . Artigasia magna n. g., n. sp. (Eumegamyinae), un roedor gigantesco de la época Pliocena Superior de las Barrancas de San Gregorio, Departamento de San José, República Oriental del Uruguay . Kraglievana . 3 . 89–100.
3. Rinderknecht . A. . Noriega . J. . 2002 . Un Nuevo Género de Anhingidae (Aves: Pelecaniformes) del Plioceno-Pleistoceno del Uruguay (Formación San José) . Ameghiniana . 39 . 2 . 183–191 .