Santa Lucía Formation
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. It is the type formation of the Tiupampan South American land mammal age.
| Santa Lucía Formation | |
|---|---|
| Stratigraphic range: Maastrichtian-Paleocene (typically Tiupampan) ~ | |
| 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 |
Santa Lucía Formation (Bolivia) | |
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