Curré Formation

Curré Formation
Stratigraphic range: Hemphillian
Type	Formation
Unit of	Taraba Basin Group
Lithology
Primary	Conglomerate
Location
Coordinates	8.9°N 83.1°W / 8.9; -83.1
Approximate paleocoordinates	8.8°N 83.1°W / 8.8; -83.1
Region	Limón & Puntarenas Provinces
Country	Costa Rica
Extent	Taraba Basin
Type section
Named for	Rey Curré

The Curré Formation is a geologic formation of the Taraba Basin Group in Costa Rica. The deltaic conglomerates preserve fossils dating back to the Late Miocene to Early Pliocene period (Hemphillian).

Fossil content

The following fossils have been found in the formation:

• Aetobatus arcuatus
• Calippus hondurensis
• Carcharhinus longimanus, C. priscus
• Dasyatis cavernosa
• Dinohippus mexicanus
• Gavialosuchus americana
• Hemipristis serra
• Isogomphodon acuarius, I. caunellensis
• Isurus desorii
• Pleiolama vera
• Pliometanastes cf. protistus
• Protohippus gidleyi
• Rhynchotherium blicki
• Scirrotherium antelucanus
• Sphyrna arambourgi
• Apalone sp.
• Arius sp.
• Eurhinodelphis sp.
• Goniodelphis sp.
• Hadrodelphis sp.
• Myliobatis sp.
• Orycterocetus sp.
• Rhinoptera sp.
• Sparus sp.
• Emydinae indet.
• Megatheriidae indet.
• Mylodontidae indet.
• Tayassuidae indet.

See also

• List of fossiliferous stratigraphic units in Costa Rica

Further reading

• C. Laurito, A. L. Valerio, E. Ovares, A. Hernández, and D. Pizarro. 2008. Peces Fósiles de la localidad Las Lomas de Siquirres cause del Río Reventazón, Formación Río Banano, Mioceno Superior, Provincia de Limón, Costa Rica [Fossils fishes of the Las Lomas de Siquirres Locality, Reventazon river, Rio Banano Formation, Late Miocene, Limon province, Costa Rica]. Revista Geológica de América Central 38:11-25
• C. A. Laurito and A. L. Valerio. 2008. The first record of Gavialosuchus americanus Sellards (1915)† (Eusuchia: Crocodylidae, Tomistominae) for the Late Tertiary of Costa Rica and Central America. Revista Geológica de América Central 39:107-115