The San José Formation is a Montehermosan-Ensenadan geologic formation in Uruguay.
Fossil content The following fossils have been reported from the formation: Mammals Catonyx tarijensis Charruatoxodon uruguayensis Josephoartigasia magna Birds Giganhinga kiyuensis
See also List of fossiliferous stratigraphic units in Uruguay
References
Bibliography H. G. McDonald and D. Perea. 2002. The large Scelidothere Catonyx tarijensis (Xenarthra, Mylodontidae) from the Pleistocene of Uruguay. Journal of Vertebrate Paleontology 22(3):677-683 A. Mones. 1988. Notas Paleontologicas Uruguayas, IV. Nuevos Registros de Mamiferos Fosiles de la Formacion San Jose (Plioceno-Pleistoceno Inferior) (Mammalia: Xenartha; Artiodactyla; Rodentia). Comunicaciones Paleontologicas del Museo de Historia Natural de Montevideo 1(20):255-270