Sopas Formation Explained

Sopas Formation
Type:	Geological formation
Period:	Lujanian
Age:	Lujanian ~
Namedfor:	Arroyo Sopas
Extent:	Paraná Basin

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

Fossil content

The following fossils have been reported from the formation:

• Antifer^[2]
• Dusicyon avus^[3]
• Glossotherium robustum^[4]
• Gomphotheridae indet.^[5]
• Hippidion
• Lestodon armatus^[6]
• Lundomys molitor
• Macrauchenia
• Morenelaphus^[7]
• Neolicaphrium
• Neuryurus^[8]
• Panochthus tuberculatus^[9]
• Protocyon troglodites^[10]
• Smilodon
• Toxodon

See also

• List of fossiliferous stratigraphic units in Uruguay

Bibliography

• • M. Ubilla. 1985. Mamíferos fósiles, geocronología y paleoecología de la Fm. Sopas (Pleistoceno sup.) del Uruguay. Ameghiniana 22(3–4):185-196.

Notes and References

1. http://www.fossilworks.org/cgi-bin/bridge.pl?action=displayStrata&geological_group=&formation=Sopas&group_formation_member=Sopas Sopas Formation
2. http://www.fossilworks.org/cgi-bin/bridge.pl?a=taxonInfo&taxon_no=42655 Antifer
3. Web site: Dusicyon avus. Fossilworks.org.
4. http://www.fossilworks.org/cgi-bin/bridge.pl?a=taxonInfo&taxon_no=161721 Glossotherium robustum
5. 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.
6. http://www.fossilworks.org/cgi-bin/bridge.pl?a=taxonInfo&taxon_no=83807 Lestodon armatus
7. http://www.fossilworks.org/cgi-bin/bridge.pl?a=taxonInfo&taxon_no=97137 Morenelaphus
8. Daniel Perea . Pablo Toriño . Martín Ghizzoni . 2019 . First endoskeletal remains of Neuryurus (Xenarthra, Glyptodontidae), an emended diagnosis of the genus, and body mass estimations . . 39 . 4 . e1668400 . 10.1080/02724634.2019.1668400 . 2019JVPal..39E8400P . 208554276 .
9. http://www.fossilworks.org/cgi-bin/bridge.pl?a=taxonInfo&taxon_no=83808 Panochthus tuberculatus
10. http://www.fossilworks.org/cgi-bin/bridge.pl?a=taxonInfo&taxon_no=250733 Protocyon troglodites