Earth:Rio do Rasto Formation

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Short description: Geological formation in Brazil
Rio do Rasto Formation
Stratigraphic range: Late Permian
TypeGeological formation
Unit ofParaná & Pelotas Basins
Sub-unitsMorro Pelado Mb., Serrinha Mb.
UnderliesPirambóia Formation (Paraná Basin)
Botucatu Formation (Pelotas Basin)
OverliesTeresina Formation
Lithology
PrimaryShale, sandstone
Location
Coordinates [ ⚑ ] : 28°24′26″S 49°32′46″W / 28.40722°S 49.54611°W / -28.40722; -49.54611
Paleocoordinates [ ⚑ ] 41°18′S 22°24′W / 41.3°S 22.4°W / -41.3; -22.4
RegionParaná, Santa Catarina, Rio Grande do Sul
Country Brazil
ExtentParaná Basin
Mapa Geologia Bacia do Paraná simples.png
Extent of Paleozoic (including the Rio do Rasto Formation) and Mesozoic units in the Paraná Basin in light blue

The Rio do Rasto Formation is a Late Permian sedimentary geological formation in the South Region of Brazil . The official name is Rio do Rasto, although in some publications it appears as Rio do Rastro.

Geography

It is found mainly in the Brazilian states of Santa Catarina, Paraná, and Rio Grande do Sul. It was formed during the Late Permian epoch of the Permian period.[1][2]

Fossil content

The following fossils have been uncovered from the formation:[3][4]



See also

References

  1. ↑ "Associação dos Municípios do Extremo Sul Catarinense". AMESC. Archived from the original on 2016-02-22. https://web.archive.org/web/20160222124848/http://www.amesc.com.br/conteudo/?item=1438&fa=1434&cd=3390. Retrieved 2015-11-10. 
  2. ↑ "SigRH". Sigrh.sp.gov.br. http://www.sigrh.sp.gov.br/sigrh/basecon/r0estadual/quadro04.htm. Retrieved 2015-11-10. 
  3. ↑ Langer et al., 2008, p.1
  4. ↑ Boos, A. D. S.; Kammerer, C. F.; Schultz, C. L.; Paes Neto, V. D. (2015-11-01). "A tapinocephalid dinocephalian (Synapsida, Therapsida) from the Rio do Rasto Formation (Paraná Basin, Brazil): Taxonomic, ontogenetic and biostratigraphic considerations". Journal of South American Earth Sciences 63: 375–384. doi:10.1016/j.jsames.2015.09.003. ISSN 0895-9811. https://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S0895981115300559. 
  5. ↑ Boos et al., 2016, p.4
  6. ↑ Paranaichthys longianalis at Fossilworks.org
  7. ↑ Vega-Dias, Cristina; Vieira Dias, Eliseu; Richter, Martha (2000). "ACTINOPTERYGIAN REMAINS FROM THE RIO DO RASTO FORMATION, UPPER PERMIAN OF THE PARANÁ BASIN, BRAZIL". Acta Geologica Leopoldensia XXIII (51): 21-31. https://www.researchgate.net/publication/282978839_ACTINOPTERYGIAN_REMAINS_FROM_THE_RIO_DO_RASTO_FORMATION_UPPER_PERMIAN_OF_THE_PARANA_BASIN_BRAZIL. 
  8. ↑ Pauliv, Victor E.; Dias, Eliseu V.; Sedor, Fernando A.; Ribeiro, Ana Maria (2014). "A new Xenacanthiformes shark (Chondrichthyes, Elasmobranchii) from the Late Paleozoic Rio do Rasto Formation (Paraná Basin), Southern Brazil" (in en). Anais da Academia Brasileira de Ciências 86: 135–145. doi:10.1590/0001-37652014107612. ISSN 0001-3765. https://www.scielo.br/j/aabc/a/LrBCdzz84q6cY9PfnmVdfKs/?lang=en. 

Bibliography

  • Boos, Alessandar D.S.; Christian F. Kammerer; Cesar L. Schultz; Marina B. Soares, and Ana L.R. Ilha. 2016. A New Dicynodont (Therapsida: Anomodontia) from the Permian of Southern Brazil and Its Implications for Bidentalian Origins. PLOS ONE 11. 1–21. doi:10.1371/journal.pone.0155000 PMID 27224287 PMC 4880204
  • Langer, Max Cardoso; Estevan Eltink; Jonathas de Souza Bittencour, and R. Rohn. 2008. Uma janela paleobiológica para o Permiano continental Sul-americano, 1–17. Serra do Cadeado, PR. Accessed 2017-08-19.



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