Paleontological Site Chiniquá
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Mounted skeleton of Stahleckeria, a dicynodont therapsid recovered from Chiniquá in the 1920s by German Paleontologists, in the University of Tübingen (1935).
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| Location | Paleorrota Geopark São Pedro do Sul, Rio Grande do Sul,  Brazil
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| Coordinates | 29°39′21″S 54°25′38″W / 29.65583°S 54.42722°WCoordinates: 29°39′21″S 54°25′38″W / 29.65583°S 54.42722°W |
The Palaeontological Site Chiniquá is located in the Brazilian municipality of São Pedro do Sul, Rio Grande do Sul, along highway BR-287, about 70 kilometers west of the city of Santa Maria. The site occupies an area of about 250 hectars and is part of the geopark of paleorrota. It yielded fossils of Middle Triassic (Ladinian) age.
The Paleontological Site Chiniquá was discovered in the early 20th century, by researcher Antero de Almeida.
Historically Chiniquá is one of the most important paleontological sites in Brazil. Researchers collected fossil in the local, that drew the attention of international researchers who later visited the region. These local researchers shaped the paleontological research in the region and Brazil. For all these contributions and historical factors, Chiniquá is now known internationally.
In 1925, the German paleontologist Dr. Bruno von Freyberg, University of Halle-Wittenberg, visited the site and ended up influencing Vicentino Prestes de Almeida, a surveyor who would learn how to collect fossils. In 1910, Vincentino, was born in Chiniquá, when the site was then a district of Santa Maria, became self-taught on the subject and their findings had great influence at the coming of Von Huene for the region. Prestosuchus is named after a Vicentino Prestes de Almeida given by Von Huene.
In 1927, the Geologist Löfgren Alex would come to Chiniquá, who is assisted by Atílio Munari.
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