Candelária, Rio Grande do Sul

Municipality in South, Brazil
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Official seal of Candelária
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Location in Rio Grande do Sul, Brazil
Location in Rio Grande do Sul, Brazil
29°40′08″S 52°47′20″W / 29.66889°S 52.78889°W / -29.66889; -52.78889CountryBrazilRegionSouthStateRio Grande do SulGovernment
 • MayorPaulo Butzge (PMDB)Area
 • Total943.731 km2 (364.377 sq mi) [1]Elevation
57 m (187 ft)Population
 (2020 [2])
 • Total31,421Time zoneUTC−3 (BRT)

Candelária is a municipality in the state of Rio Grande do Sul, Brazil.

Paleontology

Museum Aristides Carlos Rodrigues

8 km west of Candelária there is an outcrop of Caturrita Formation where various Triassic fossils have been collected, especially small cynodonts like Riograndia. The discovery of Riograndia in 2001 made it possible to better study the complex of anatomical changes involved in the transition from cynodonts to mammals.[3]

The Museum Aristides Carlos Rodrigues, in this city, has fossils.

See also

Wikivoyage has a travel guide for Candelária.

References

  1. ^ Resolução da Presidência do IBGE de n° 5 (R.PR-5/02
  2. ^ IBGE 2020
  3. ^ Jose F Bonaparte, Jorge Ferigolo, Ana Maria Ribeiro (2001). "A Primitive Late Triassic 'ictidosaur' from Rio Grande Do Sul, Brazil". Palaeontology. 44 (4): 623–635. doi:10.1111/1475-4983.00194.{{cite journal}}: CS1 maint: multiple names: authors list (link)
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