Colhuehuapian

The Colhuehuapian age is a period of geologic time (21.0–17.5 Ma) within the Early Miocene epoch of the Neogene, used more specifically within the SALMA classification in South America. It follows the Deseadan and precedes the Santacrucian age.

Etymology

The age is named after the Colhué Huapí Member of the Sarmiento Formation in the Golfo San Jorge Basin, Patagonia, Argentina.

Formations

Fossils

References

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Colhué Huapí Member

Abanico Formation

Biblián Formation

Castillo Formation

Cerro Bandera Formation

Chichinales Formation

Chilcatay Formation

Cura-Mallín Group

Gaiman Formation

Gran Bajo del Gualicho Formation

Monte León Formation

Montera Formation

Pirabas Formation

Río Jeinemení Formation

Uitpa Formation