Aceguá, Rio Grande do Sul
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Paleontology
This city belongs to the geoparkGeopark
A Geopark is defined by the United Nations Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization in its UNESCO Geoparks International Network of Geoparks programme as follows:...
of Paleorrota
Paleorrota
Paleorrota , is a geopark located in the center of the Brazilian state of Rio Grande do Sul. The rocks and fossils found along the route date back to the times when there was only one supercontinent Pangaea....
. Here are outcrop
Outcrop
An outcrop is a visible exposure of bedrock or ancient superficial deposits on the surface of the Earth. -Features:Outcrops do not cover the majority of the Earth's land surface because in most places the bedrock or superficial deposits are covered by a mantle of soil and vegetation and cannot be...
s located between the City of Aceguá and Bagé
Bagé
Bagé is a city and a municipality in the south of the state of Rio Grande do Sul, Brazil. In 2007 its population was 112,550 in a total area of 4,096 km2. It was the tenth largest city in the state in 2007 -Location:...
, located along the highway BR-153. They are Rio do Rastro Formation
Rio do Rastro Formation
The Rio do Rastro Formation is a sedimentary rock formation found in the states of southern Brazil. Mainly in the states of Santa Catarina, Paraná and Rio Grande do Sul . Received this name of the Serra do Rio do Rastro. The Upper Permian age....
and Late Permian
Permian
The PermianThe term "Permian" was introduced into geology in 1841 by Sir Sir R. I. Murchison, president of the Geological Society of London, who identified typical strata in extensive Russian explorations undertaken with Edouard de Verneuil; Murchison asserted in 1841 that he named his "Permian...
age.
See also
- List of municipalities in Rio Grande do Sul