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The '''Paleontological Sites of Santa Maria''' are located in the city of Santa Maria, Rio Grande do Sul, {{wipe|Brazil}} and dating from the [[Earth:Triassic|Triassic]]. Are in the Santa Maria Formation and [[Earth:Caturrita Formation|Caturrita Formation]].<ref>[http://cascavel.ufsm.br/revista_ccne/ojs/index.php/cienciaenatura/article/viewFile/23/28 SÍTIOS FOSSILÍFEROS DE SANTA MARIA, RS, BRASIL.]</ref>

==History==
In 1901 the first fossils were found in the town of Santa Maria, which began the Geopark Paleorrota. Since then many sites have been discovered in the city, especially near the ''Hill Cerrito'', with outstanding attention to Sanga da Alemoa that have rich history.

==Tourism==
The city of Santa Maria is a major road junction, with several highways across the city. The ''Hill Cerrito'' is surrounded by highways BR-287, BR-158 and RS-509. You should be prepared to receive tourists.

==Museums==
Santa Maria has two museums that contain fossils of the region:
*Museum Vincente Pallotti
*Educational Museum Gama D'Eça

==Description of sites==
{| class="wikitable"
! Seq.
! Sitio
! Coordinates
! Formation
! Description
|-
| '''1'''
| [[Earth:Paleontological Site Arroio Cancela|Arroio Cancela]]
| Santa Maria Formation
| See: [[Earth:Paleontological Site Arroio Cancela|Paleontological Site Arroio Cancela]].
|-
| '''2'''
| Cabeceira do Raimundo
| [[Earth:Sanga do Cabral Formation|Sanga do Cabral Formation]]
| Disarticulated from ''Procolophon pricei''.
|-
| '''3'''
| Arroio Passo das Tropas
| Santa Maria Formation
| Vegetables prints [[Biology:Dicroidium|Dicroidium]] flora, fish scales and wings of insects.
|-
| '''4'''
| Olaria Campus UFSM
| Santa Maria Formation
| Vegetables prints [[Biology:Dicroidium|Dicroidium]] flora.
|-
| '''5'''
| Colégio Militar
| Santa Maria Formation
| ''[[Biology:Hyperodapedon|Hyperodapedon]]''.
|-
| '''6'''
| Largo Padre Cargnin
| Santa Maria Formation
| ''[[Biology:Therioherpeton|Therioherpeton cargnini]]''.
|-
| '''7'''
| Cerrito I
| Santa Maria Formation and [[Earth:Caturrita Formation|Caturrita Formation]]
| ''[[Biology:Hyperodapedon|Hyperodapedon]]'', ''[[Biology:Stagonolepis|Stagonolepis]]'' and undetermined [[Biology:Cynodont|Cynodont]]s.
|-
| '''8'''
| Cerrito II
| Santa Maria Formation and [[Earth:Caturrita Formation|Caturrita Formation]]
| ''[[Biology:Hyperodapedon|Hyperodapedon]]''.
|-
| '''9'''
| Cerrito III
| Santa Maria Formation and [[Earth:Caturrita Formation|Caturrita Formation]]
| ''[[Biology:Hyperodapedon|Hyperodapedon]]''.
|-
| '''10'''
| Sanga Alemoa
| Santa Maria Formation and [[Earth:Caturrita Formation|Caturrita Formation]]
| See: Paleontological Site Sanga of Alemoa
|-
| '''11'''
| Jazigo Cinco
| Santa Maria Formation
| See: Paleontological Site Jazigo Cinco.
|-
| '''12'''
| Sanga do Armário
| Santa Maria Formation
| ''[[Biology:Hyperodapedon|Hyperodapedon]]''.
|-
| '''13'''
| Vila dos Sargentos
| Santa Maria Formation
| [[Earth:Bioturbation|Bioturbation]] Verticalized.
|-
| '''14'''
| Cidade dos Meninos
| Santa Maria Formation
| ''[[Biology:Hyperodapedon|Hyperodapedon]]'', [[Biology:Osteoderm|osteoderm]]s of ''[[Biology:Stagonolepis|Stagonolepis]]'' and undetermined [[Biology:Cynodont|Cynodont]]s.
|-
| '''15'''
| Vila Kennedy
| Santa Maria Formation
| ''[[Biology:Hyperodapedon|Hyperodapedon]]''.
|-
| '''16'''
| Vila Caturrita
| Santa Maria Formation and [[Earth:Caturrita Formation|Caturrita Formation]]
| ''[[Biology:Hyperodapedon|Hyperodapedon]]''.
|-
| '''17'''
| Bela Vista
| [[Earth:Caturrita Formation|Caturrita Formation]]
| Fragments of indeterminate skulls.
|-
| '''18'''
| Jardim Berleze
| [[Earth:Caturrita Formation|Caturrita Formation]]
| [[Biology:Petrified wood|Petrified wood]].
|-
| '''19'''
| Esc. Xavier da Rocha
| [[Earth:Caturrita Formation|Caturrita Formation]]
| [[Biology:Petrified wood|Petrified wood]].
|-
| '''20'''
| Silva Jardim
| [[Earth:Caturrita Formation|Caturrita Formation]]
| [[Biology:Petrified wood|Petrified wood]].
|}

==Notes and references==
[[Image:FotocranioX.jpg|right|200px|thumb|Young [[Biology:Exaeretodon|Exaeretodon]], collected by Sergio Kaminski, in the Paleontological Site Arroio Cancela]]
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==See also==
*Paleorrota Geopark
*Museum Vincente Pallotti
*Educational Museum Gama D'Eça
*[[Earth:Paleontological Site Arroio Cancela|Paleontological Site Arroio Cancela]]
*Paleontological Site Sanga of Alemoa
*Paleontological Site Jazigo Cinco


[[Category:Historical geology]]

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