The Camacho Formation is a Huayquerian geologic formation in Uruguay.[1]
| Camacho Formation | |
|---|---|
| Stratigraphic range: Huayquerian ~ | |
| Type | Geological formation |
| Location | |
| Country |  Uruguay |
It also comprises the formerly named Kiyu Formation.
Fossil content
The following fossils have been reported from the formation:
- Mammals
- Arazamys[2]
- Charruatoxodon[3]
- Cyonasua[4]
- Gomphotheridae indet.[5]
- Isostylomys laurillardi[6]
- Lestobradys sprechmanni[7]
- Neoglyptatelus uruguayensis[8]
- Proeuphractus limpidus
- Pseudobrachytherium[9]
- Birds
- Fish
See also
References
Bibliography
- D. Perea and M. Ubilla. 1990. Los selacios (Chondrichthyes) de la Fm. Camacho (Mioceno sup., Uruguay). Revista de la Soco Uruguaya de Geología 2(4):5-13
- A. Rinderknecht, D. Perea, and H.G. McDonald. 2007. A New Mylodontinae (Mammalia, Xenarthra) from the Camacho Formation (Late Miocene), Uruguay. Journal of Vertebrate Paleontology 27(3):744-747
- Fernicola, Juan C.; Andrés Rinderknecht; Washington Jones; Sergio F. Vizcaíno, and Kleberson Propino. 2018. A new species of Neoglyptatelus (Mammalia, Xenarthra, Cingulata) from the late Miocene of Uruguay provides new insights on the evolution of the dorsal armor in cingulates. Ameghiniana 55(3). 233–252. Accessed 2018-10-01.
- Rinderknecht, Andrés. 2011. Estudio sobre los roedores gigantes del Uruguay, Departamento de San José (Mioceno tardío-Pliocene) y sus implicancias para la sistemática y taxonomía de la familia Dinomyidae (Mammalia, Rodentia), 1–101. Universidad de la República. Accessed 2018-10-01.
- Verde, Mariano. 2002. Icnología de la formación Camacho (Mioceno tardío) del Uruguay (MSc. thesis), 1–125. Universidad de la República. Accessed 2017-08-15.