Paraná Formation
| Paraná Formation | |
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| Stratigraphic range: Late Miocene | |
| Type | Geological formation |
| Location | |
| Region | Entre Ríos Province |
| Country |  Argentina |
| Type section | |
| Named for | Paraná Basin |
The Paraná Formation is a geologic formation in Argentina. It preserves fossils dating back to the late Miocene epoch.
Fossil content
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Notes Uncertain or tentative taxa are in small text; |
Mammals
[edit]Cetaceans
[edit]| Cetaceans reported from the Paraná Formation | |||||
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| Genus | Species | Presence | Material | Notes | Images |
| cf. Aulophyseter | cf. A. sp. | Cantera del Puerto Viejo near Paraná, Entre Ríos.[1] | Incomplete tooth (MACN Pv 8926).[1] | Now deemed an indeterminate physeteroid.[2] | |
| Balaenidae gen. et. sp. indet. | Indeterminate | Right tympanic bulla (MACN Pv 13221).[1] | A balaenid. | ||
| Balaenoptera | B. sp. | Right tympanic bulla (MACN Pv 13220).[1] | A rorqual. | ||
| Balaenopteridae indet. | South Bank of Ensenada Creek.[3] | Cubitus & radius (CICYTTP-PV-1-197) bearing bite marks matching Cosmopolitodus hastalis.[3] | A rorqual. | ||
| Physeteroidea gen. et. sp. indet. | Indeterminate | Cantera del Puerto Viejo near Paraná, Entre Ríos.[2] | An almost complete tooth (MAS Pv 1361) & a fragmentary tooth (MACN Pv 8926).[2] | Previously identified as cf. Aulophyseter sp.[2] | |
| Platanistoidea indet. | Left tympanic bulla (MACN Pv 15997).[1] | A relative of river dolphins. | |||
| Pontistes | P. rectifrons | [4] | A pontoporiid. | ||
| Prionodelphis | P. rovereti | A single tooth.[5] | A dubious delphinoid, other specimens once referred to this taxon are now thought to represent monachine seals.[5] | ||
Pinnipeds
[edit]| Pinnipeds reported from the Paraná Formation | |||||
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| Genus | Species | Presence | Material | Notes | Images |
| Properiptychus | P. argentinus | Jaw & limb elements.[6] | A monachine seal. | ||
Rodents
[edit]| Rodents reported from the Paraná Formation | |||||
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| Genus | Species | Presence | Material | Notes | Images |
| cf. Cardiatherium | cf. C. sp. indet. | La Juanita locality.[7] | Left isolated cheek tooth (CICYTTP-PV-M-1-147) & right upper cheek tooth (CICYTTP-PV-M-1-148).[7] | A hydrochoerine. |  |
| Caviidae gen. & sp. indet. | Indeterminate | La Juanita locality.[7] | A left upper M1-2 (CICYTTP-PV-M-2-267).[7] | A cavy. | |
| Plesiacarechimys | P. nov. sp.? | La Juanita locality.[7] | Right lower molar (CICYTTP-PV-M-1-145).[7] | An octodontoid. | |
Sirenians
[edit]| Sirenians reported from the Paraná Formation | |||||
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| Genus | Species | Presence | Material | Notes | Images |
| Dioplotherium | D. sp. | Cliffs along Paraná River, Villa Urquiza.[8] | Upper left molar (CORD-PZ 4301).[8] | A dugongid. |  |
| Metaxytherium | M. sp. | Cerro La Matanza locality, Victoria City.[8] | Posterior end of both maxillae (MASP 373).[8] | A dugongid. |  |
Xenarthrans
[edit]| Xenarthrans reported from the Paraná Formation | |||||
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| Genus | Species | Presence | Material | Notes | Images |
| Scirrotherium | S. sp. indet. | La Juanita locality.[7] | A fixed osteoderm (CICYTTP-PV-M-1-144).[7] | A pampatheriid. |  |
Birds
[edit]| Birds reported from the Paraná Formation | |||||
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| Genus | Species | Presence | Material | Notes | Images |
| Pelecanus | P. paranensis | Cerro La Matanza locality, Victoria City.[9] | A nearly complete pelvis (CICYTTP-PV-A-3-277).[9] | A pelican. | |
| cf. Phoenicopterus | cf. P. sp. indet. | La Juanita locality.[7] | Fragment of shaft with distal end of left tibiotarsus (CICYTTP-PV-A-1-12).[7] | A flamingo. |  |
Fish
[edit]Bony fish
[edit]| Bony fish reported from the Paraná Formation | |||||
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| Genus | Species | Presence | Material | Notes | Images |
| Siluroidae | Undetermined | Abundant fragmentary specimens.[10] | Evidently represents extant catfish genera.[10] | ||
| Tetraodontidae indet. | Indeterminate | La Juanita & Toma Vieja localities.[11] | Several premaxillary beaks.[11] | Remains of pufferfish. | |
Rays
[edit]| Rays reported from the Paraná Formation | |||||
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| Genus | Species | Presence | Material | Notes | Images |
| Dynatobatis | D. paranensis | Dermal tubercles.[10] | |||
| Myliobatis | M. americanus | Detached teeth.[10] | |||
| Raja | R. agassizi | Dermal tubercles.[10] | Moved to the genus Rioraja. | ||
| Rioraja | R. agassizii | Dermal tubercles.[10] | A skate, originally reported as Raja agassizi. |  | |
Sharks
[edit]| Sharks reported from the Paraná Formation | |||||
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| Genus | Species | Presence | Material | Notes | Images |
| Carcharias | C. (Prionodon) obliquidens | Teeth.[10] | Junior synonym of Squalus obliquidens.[12] | ||
| Carcharodon | C. megalodon | Teeth.[10] | Reassigned to the genus Otodus. | _2.jpg) | |
| C. sp. | Arroyo Ensenada valley.[13] | 2 teeth (UAP 1301 & 1303).[13] | Related to the great white shark. | ||
| Cestracion | C. paranensis | 2 teeth.[10] | Cestracion is now a junior synyonym of Heterodontus. | ||
| Cosmopolitodus | C. hastalis | Several teeth.[10] | A mackerel shark, originally reported as Oxyrhina hastalis. |  | |
| Galeocerdo | G. aduncus | Tooth.[10] | A requiem shark. | ,_Zuber,_Florida,_Estados_Unidos,_2021-01-19,_DD_105-144_FS.jpg) | |
| Hemipristis | H. serra | A few well-preserved upper teeth.[10] | A large weasel shark. |  | |
| Heterodontus | H. paranensis | 2 teeth.[10] | A bullhead shark, originally reported as Cestracion paranensis. | ||
| Megascyliorhinus | M. trelewensis | La Juanita locality.[14] | 4 anterior teeth.[14] | A ground shark, specimens originally labelled "Squatina".[14] | |
| Odontaspis | O. elegans | Teeth.[10] | |||
| Otodus | O. megalodon | Teeth.[10] | A megatooth shark, originally reported as Carcharodon megalodon. |  | |
| Oxyrhina | O. hastalis | Several teeth.[10] | Reassigned to the genus Cosmopolitodus. | ||
| Squalus | S. obliquidens | Teeth.[10] | Originally reported as Carcharias (Prionodon) obliquidens. | ||
Invertebrates
[edit]Bivalves
[edit]| Bivalves reported from the Paraná Formation | |||||
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| Genus | Species | Presence | Material | Notes | Images |
| Aequipecten | A. paranensis | Valves.[15] | A scallop. | ||
| Amusium | A. darwinianum | [15] | A scallop. | ||
| Erodona | E. doellojuradoi | La Juanita & La Paz.[16] | 260 specimens.[16] | An erodonid. | |
| Flabellipecten | F. oblongus | Valves.[15] | A scallop. | ||
| Polymesoda | P. muravchiki | La Juanita.[16] | 13 specimens.[16] | A cyrenid. | |
Bryozoans
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| Genus | Species | Presence | Material | Notes | Images |
| Acanthodesia | A. cf. sulcata | Punta Gorda, near Diamante, Entre Ríos.[17] | Fragments of colonies (MLP 13471 to 13476).[17] | A cheilostomatid. | |
| Microporella | M. sp. | Punta Gorda, near Diamante, Entre Ríos.[17] | Fragments of colonies (MLP 13477 to 13483).[17] | A microporellid. | .jpeg) |
| Schizoporella | S. sp. | Punta Gorda, near Diamante, Entre Ríos.[17] | Fragments of colonies (MLP 13474, MLP 13484 to 13488).[17] | A schizoporellid. |  |
| Schizoporellidae indet. | Indeterminate | Punta Gorda, near Diamante, Entre Ríos.[17] | Fragments of colonies (MLP 13489).[17] | A schizoporellid. | |
| Schizosmittina | S. sp. | Punta Gorda, near Diamante, Entre Ríos.[17] | Fragments of colonies (MLP 13486, MLP 13490 to 13492).[17] | A bitectiporid. | |
| Tubulipora | T. sp. | Punta Gorda, near Diamante, Entre Ríos.[17] | Two colonies (MLP 13493 & MLP 13494).[17] | A tubuliporid. | .jpeg) |
Echinoderms
[edit]| Echinoderms reported from the Paraná Formation | |||||
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| Genus | Species | Presence | Material | Notes | Images |
| Abertella | A. sp. | [18] | A sand dollar. | _Figure_9.png) | |
| Amplaster | A. alatus | [18] | A sand dollar. | ||
| A. ellipticus | [18] | A sand dollar. | |||
| Monophoraster | M. duboisi | [18] | A sand dollar. | ||
| Neognathostomata | Indeterminate | An immature specimen.[18] | A sea urchin. | ||
| Ophiocoma | O. sp. | [18] | A brittle star. |  | |
| Ophiothrix | O. sp. | [18] | A brittle star. | .jpg) | |
Plants
[edit]| Plants reported from the Paraná Formation | |||||
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| Genus | Species | Presence | Material | Notes | Images |
| Astroniumxylon | A. parabalansae | Toma Vieja fossil locality.[19] | Fossil wood.[19] | An anacardiaceaen. | |
| Laurophyllum | L. sp. | Villa Urquiza.[20] | Leaves.[20] | A lauraceaen. | |
| Myrciophyllum | M. paranaesianum | Villa Urquiza.[20] | Leaves.[20] | A myrtaceaen. | |
| Ocotea | O. sp. | Villa Urquiza.[21] | Leaves.[21] | A lauraceaen. |  |
| Piptadenioxylon | P. paraexcelsa | Toma Vieja fossil locality.[19] | Fossil wood.[19] | A mimosoid. | |
| Schinus | S. aff. terebinthifolius | Villa Urquiza.[20] | Leaves.[20] | An anacardiaceaen. |  |
| Solanumxylon | S. paranensis | Toma Vieja fossil locality.[19][22] | Fossil wood.[19] | A nightshade. | |
Correlations
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| Basin | VSM | Honda | San Rafael | Caldera | Pisco | Ucayali | Amazon | Falcón | Venezuela | Paraná |      Paraná Formation (South America) | |
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| Environments | Fluvial | Fluvio-deltaic | Fluvio-lacustrine | Fluvio-deltaic | Fluvial |  Laventan volcanoclastics Laventan fauna Laventan flora | ||||||
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Huayquerian
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| Basin | Colorado | Paraná | Hualfín | Tontal | Andes | Salta | Amazon | Huasi | Altiplano | BA | Velasco | Falcón |   Paraná Formation (South America) | ||||
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