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.; Rinderknecht, Andrés; Jones, Washington; Vizcaíno, Sergio F.; Propino, Kleberson (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, retrieved 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) (PDF), Universidad de la República, pp. 1–101, retrieved 2018-10-01
- Verde, Mariano (2002), Icnología de la formación Camacho (Mioceno tardío) del Uruguay (MSc. thesis) (PDF), Universidad de la República, pp. 1–125, retrieved 2017-08-15