Libertad Formation

Libertad Formation
Stratigraphic range: Lujanian ~0.8–0.008 Ma PreꞒ Ꞓ O S D C P T J K Pg N ↓
Type	Geological formation
Overlies	Raigón Formation
Location
Country	Uruguay
Type section
Named for	Libertad, Uruguay

The Libertad Formation is a Lujanian geologic formation in Uruguay.[1]

Fossil content

The following fossils have been reported from the formation:

Mammals

• Glyptodon
• Notiomastodon platensis[2]
• Tapirus olivaresi[3]

Birds

• Giganhinga[4]

See also

• List of fossiliferous stratigraphic units in Uruguay

References

1. Libertad Formation at Fossilworks.org
2. Perea, D.; Alberdi, M. T. (2015-12-30). "Los gonfotéridos (Mammalia, Proboscidea) de Uruguay: taxonomía, estratigrafía y cronología". Estudios Geológicos. 71 (2): e036. doi:10.3989/egeol.41864.346. hdl:10261/127862. ISSN 1988-3250.
3. Tapirus olivaresi at Fossilworks.org
4. Rinderknecht, A.; Noriega, J.I. (2002). "Un nuevo género de Anhingidae (Aves: Pelecaniformes) del Plioceno–Pleistoceno del Uruguay (Formación San José)". Ameghiniana. 39 (2): 183–191. Archived (PDF) from the original on 2022-05-09. Retrieved 2022-05-05.