São João do Polêsine

São João do Polêsine
Municipality
Corpus Christi church in Vale Vêneto
Corpus Christi church in Vale Vêneto
Flag of São João do Polêsine
Flag
Official seal of São João do Polêsine
Seal
Location within Rio Grande do Sul
Location within Rio Grande do Sul
São João do Polêsine is located in Brazil
São João do Polêsine
São João do Polêsine
Location in Brazil
Coordinates: 29°36′50″S 53°26′45″W / 29.61389°S 53.44583°W / -29.61389; -53.44583
Country Brazil
StateRio Grande do Sul
Population
 (2020 [1])
 • Total
2,543
Time zoneUTC−3 (BRT)

São João do Polêsine is a municipality in the state of Rio Grande do Sul, Brazil.

Paleontology

In this city there are outcrops with fossils. Sauropodomorph dinosaur Buriolestes and dinosauromorph Ixalerpeton were found in the Carnian (Late Triassic) deposits. The type species Ixalerpeton polesinensis was named after São João do Polêsine in 2016.[2]

See also

References

  1. ^ IBGE 2020
  2. ^ Cabreira, S.F.; Kellner, A.W.A.; Dias-da-Silva, S.; da Silva, L.R.; Bronzati, M.; de Almeida Marsola, J.C.; Müller, R.T.; de Souza Bittencourt, J.; Batista, B.J.; Raugust, T.; Carrilho, R.; Brodt, A.; Langer, M.C. (2016). "A Unique Late Triassic Dinosauromorph Assemblage Reveals Dinosaur Ancestral Anatomy and Diet". Current Biology. 26 (22): 3090–3095. doi:10.1016/j.cub.2016.09.040. PMID 27839975.


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