The Paleontological Site Arroio Cancela is located within the city of Santa Maria, a municipality of Rio Grande do Sul, the southernmost state of Brazil. The site is situated in the neighbourhood Noss
This skull of a baby exaeretodon was found at Arroio Cancela.
Figure 2: Close-up of the three main paleontological sites
Santa Maria is a municipality in the central region of Rio Grande do Sul, the southernmost state of Brazil. In 2025, its population was 282,395 inhabitants in a total area of 1,823 square kilometres.
Vista parcial de Santa Maria RS
27 santamariateatro
01 santamariacathedral
6ª brigada de infantaria blindada