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Paso Real

Formation	Paso Real
Age:	3.60 - 0.78 Ma Cenozoic
Interval	Late Pliocene - Early Pleistocene
Lithology	sandstone/conglomerate, "limestone"
Number of Collections	2
Number of Occurrences	11

Recorded Sample Locations

Location	Region	Stratigraphic Name
El Indio	Puntarenas Province, Costa Rica	Paso Real
Paso Real Formation	Pinar del Río Province, Cuba	Paso Real

Associated Units

Stratigraphic Name	Age	Lithology	Occurrence Records
Curre	10.3 - 4.90 Ma Neogene	conglomerate	26

Recorded Fossils

Accepted Name	Type	Hierarchy	Age
Camelidae family	5	Animalia : Chordata : Mammalia : Artiodactyla : Camelidae	3.6 - 0.781 Ma Cenozoic
Holmesina sp. genus	6	Animalia : Chordata : Mammalia : Cingulata : Dasypodidae : *Holmesina*	3.6 - 0.781 Ma Cenozoic
Pampatherium sp. genus	6	Animalia : Chordata : Mammalia : Cingulata : Pampatheriidae : *Pampatherium*	3.6 - 0.781 Ma Cenozoic
Equus sp. genus	6	Animalia : Chordata : Mammalia : Perissodactyla : Equidae : *Equus*	3.6 - 0.781 Ma Cenozoic
Gomphotheriidae family	5	Animalia : Chordata : Mammalia : Proboscidea : Gomphotheriidae	3.6 - 0.781 Ma Cenozoic
Eremotherium sp. genus	6	Animalia : Chordata : Mammalia : Pilosa : Megatheriidae : *Eremotherium*	3.6 - 0.781 Ma Cenozoic
Crocodylus sp. genus	6	Animalia : Chordata : Reptilia : Crocodylia : Crocodylidae : *Crocodylus*	3.6 - 0.781 Ma Cenozoic
Testudines order	4	Animalia : Chordata : Reptilia : Testudines	3.6 - 0.781 Ma Cenozoic
Orthaulax aguadillensis species	7	Animalia : Mollusca : Gastropoda : Littorinimorpha : Strombidae : Orthaulax : *Orthaulax aguadillensis*	23.03 - 15.97 Ma Miocene
Orthaulax bermudezi species	7	Animalia : Mollusca : Gastropoda : Littorinimorpha : Strombidae : Orthaulax : *Orthaulax bermudezi*	23.03 - 15.97 Ma Miocene
Orthaulax caepa species	7	Animalia : Mollusca : Gastropoda : Littorinimorpha : Strombidae : Orthaulax : *Orthaulax caepa*	23.03 - 15.97 Ma Miocene

References

Vokes H. E., Vokes E. H. (1968) Variation in the genus Orthaulax (Mollusca: Gastropoda), Tulane Studies in Geology and Paleontology 6 2, 71-84

Mead J. I., Cubero R., et al (2006) Plio-Pleistocene Crocodylus (Crocodylia) from southwestern Costa Rica, Studies on Neotropical Fauna and Environment 41 1, 1-7

Data courtesy of: PBDB: The Paleobiology Database, Creative Commons CC-BY licenced. , GBIF: the Global Biodiversity Information Facility, various licences, iDigBio, various licences, and EOL: The Encyclopedia of Life (Open Data Public Domain). Because fossils are made of minerals too!

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