Curré Formation

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).^[1]

Curré Formation
Stratigraphic range: Hemphillian ~10.3–4.9 Ma PreꞒ Ꞓ O S D C P T J K Pg N
Type	Formation
Unit of	Taraba Basin Group
Underlies	El Brujo & La Cruz Formations
Overlies	Térraba Formation
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
Curré Formation (Costa Rica)

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
• Sibotherium ka^[2]
• 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