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Santa Maria Formation

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Santa Maria Formation

Summary

Santa Maria Formation is a geological formation[1]. It ranks in the top 4% of geological_formation entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (258 views/month).[2]

Key Facts

  • Santa Maria Formation is located in Santa Maria[3].
  • Santa Maria Formation is in the country of Brazil[4].
  • Santa Maria Formation's instance of is recorded as geological formation[5].
  • Santa Maria Formation's Commons category is recorded as Earth sciences[6].
  • Santa Maria Formation's underlies is recorded as Caturrita Formation[7].
  • Santa Maria Formation's overlies is recorded as Sanga do Cabral Formation[8].
  • Santa Maria Formation's coordinate location is recorded as {'lat': -29.695042, 'lon': -53.795403}[9].
  • Santa Maria Formation's topic's main category is recorded as Category:Santa Maria Formation[10].
  • Santa Maria Formation's fossil found in this unit is recorded as Belesodon[11].

Body

Geography

Santa Maria Formation is in the country of Brazil[4]. It is located in Santa Maria[3].

Designation and Status

Santa Maria Formation's instance of is recorded as geological formation[5].

Why It Matters

Santa Maria Formation ranks in the top 4% of geological_formation entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (258 views/month).[2] It has Wikipedia articles in 7 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[12] It is known by 8 alternative names across languages and contexts.[13]

Related Entities

Brazil

References

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Direct Wikidata claims

  1. [4] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  2. [5] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  3. [3] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  4. [6] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  5. [7] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  6. [8] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  7. [9] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  8. [10] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  9. [11] ↑ . wikidata.org.

Class ancestry

  1. [1] ↑ . Wikidata. wikidata.org.

Aggregate / graph-position facts

  1. [2] ↑ . Wikimedia Foundation. dumps.wikimedia.org.
  2. [12] ↑ . Wikidata sitelinks. wikidata.org.
  3. [13] ↑ . Wikidata aliases. wikidata.org.

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APA 4ort.xyz Knowledge Graph. (2026). Santa Maria Formation. Retrieved May 3, 2026, from https://4ort.xyz/entity/santa-maria-formation
MLA “Santa Maria Formation.” 4ort.xyz Knowledge Graph, 4ort.xyz, 3 May. 2026, https://4ort.xyz/entity/santa-maria-formation.
BibTeX @misc{4ortxyz_santa-maria-formation_2026, author = {{4ort.xyz Knowledge Graph}}, title = {{Santa Maria Formation}}, year = {2026}, url = {https://4ort.xyz/entity/santa-maria-formation}, note = {Accessed: 2026-05-03}}
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Edit History

Rolling log of changes to this entity's Wikidata record. Values shown reflect the current state of each edited property — follow the history link to see the precise diff for any edit.

  1. 9d ago · Dirac · 2026-07-20 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Underlies → Caturrita Formation
    Overlies → Sanga do Cabral Formation
    Fossil found in this unit → Belesodon
    Located in the administrative territorial entity → Santa Maria
    + 10 other properties edited (see Wikidata diff for full list)
    "/* wbcreateclaim-create:1| */ [[Property:P18]]: FormacaoX.PNG, [[:toollabs:quickstatements/#/batch/261337|batch #261337]]"
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