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Guabirotuba Formation

Bartonian StageConglomerate formationsDivisaderanEocene Series of South AmericaFluvial deposits
Fossiliferous stratigraphic units of South AmericaGeography of Paraná (state)Geologic formations of BrazilMudstone formationsPaleogene BrazilPaleontology in BrazilSandstone formationsTupi–Guarani languages

The Guabirotuba Formation is a late Middle Eocene (Divisaderan in the SALMA classification) geologic formation of the Curitiba Basin in Paraná, Brazil. The formation crops out in and around the city of Curitiba and comprises mudstones and sandstones deposited in a fluvial floodplain environment. The 60 to 80 metres (200 to 260 ft) thick formation has provided several fossil mammals, and indeterminate side-neck turtle fossils, and indeterminate terror bird fossils. A newly described species of Cingulata; Proeocoleophorus carlinii was also found in the formation.

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Guabirotuba Formation
Rua Miguel Feliz, Curitiba Capão Raso

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81130-060 Curitiba, Capão Raso
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