Paleontological Site Chiniquá

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Site Palaeontological Chiniquá is located in the Brazilian city of São Pedro do Sul, Rio Grande do Sul. That the margins of the highway BR-287, with an area of about 250 hectar. It is located at 60 kilometers from the city of Santa Maria. The site belongs to geopark of paleorrota. It fossils of Triassic of Ladinian.

The activities at this location began in 1929 by paleontologist German Friedrich von Huene, many of the fossils collected were taken to Germany. Here were collected the Prestosuchus chiniquensis, Chiniquodon, Dinodontosaurus turpior, and others. Many fossils have already received the name of this place.

[edit] See also

• Paleorrota.
• Paleontology.

[edit] External links

All pages are in Portuguese :

• “X SIMPÓSIO BRASILEIRO DE GEOGRAFIA FÍSICA APLICADA
• Turismo no Rio grande do Sul.
• Dinossauros do Rio grande do Sul.
• Sociedade Brasileira de Paleontologia.

• Paleontological Site Chiniquá is at coordinates 29°39′20″S 54°25′37″W / -29.655664, -54.427019 (Paleontological Site Chiniquá)Coordinates: 29°39′20″S 54°25′37″W / -29.655664, -54.427019 (Paleontological Site Chiniquá)