Santa Lucía Formation
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The Santa Lucía Formation is a Maastrichtian to Paleocene (Danian) geologic formation in Bolivia. Fossil ornithopod tracks have been reported from the Cretaceous lower part of the formation.[1] It is the type formation of the Tiupampan South American land mammal age.
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Santa Lucía Formation | |
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Stratigraphic range: Maastrichtian-Paleocene (typically Tiupampan) ~67–62 Ma | |
Type | Geological formation |
Unit of | Potosí Basin |
Underlies | Cayara Formation |
Overlies | El Molino Formation |
Thickness | 381.35 m (1,251.1 ft) |
Lithology | |
Primary | Shale, marl |
Other | Siltstone |
Location | |
Coordinates | 18°00′46.0″S 65°24′23.4″W |
Region | Cochabamba |
Country | Bolivia |
Type section | |
Location | Tiupampa, Mizque |
Coordinates | 18°00′46.0″S 65°24′23.4″W |
Approximate paleocoordinates | 20.7°S 52.5°W / -20.7; -52.5 |
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