The Paso Real Formation is a geologic formation in Puntarenas Province, Costa Rica. The sandstones and conglomerates preserve vertebrate fossils dating back to the Late Pliocene to Early Pleistocene period.
Fossil content The following fossils have been found in the formation:
See also
List of fossiliferous stratigraphic units in Costa Rica
References
Bibliography Laurito, César A.; Valerio, Ana L. (2005), "First Record of Rhynchotherium blicki (Frick, 1933) for the Late Cenozoic of Costa Rica", Revista Geológica de América Central, 33: 75–82, retrieved 2019-02-09 Mead, J.I.; Cubero, R.; Valerio Zamora, A.L.; Swift, S.L.; Lauritp, C.; Gómez, L.D. (2006), "Plio-Pleistocene Crocodylus (Crocodylia) from southwestern Costa Rica", Studies on Neotropical Fauna and Environment, 41 (1): 1–7, Bibcode:2006SNFE...41....1M, doi:10.1080/01650520500309917, retrieved 2019-02-09
