Cuscatlán Formation
| Cuscatlán Formation Stratigraphic range: Pliocene-Mid Pleistocene (Blancan-Irvingtonian) | |
|---|---|
| Type | Formation |
| Location | |
| Coordinates | 13°48′N 89°12′W / 13.8°N 89.2°WCoordinates: 13°48′N 89°12′W / 13.8°N 89.2°W |
| Approximate paleocoordinates | 13°54′N 88°54′W / 13.9°N 88.9°W |
| Region | Cuscatlán |
| Country |  El Salvador |
| Type section | |
| Named for | Cuscatlán Department |
  Cuscatlán Formation (El Salvador) | |
The Cuscatlán Formation is a geologic formation in El Salvador. It preserves fossils dating back to the Pliocene to Middle Pleistocene (Blancan to Irvingtonian) period.[1]
Fossil content[]
- Borophagus hilli[2]
- [3]
- Megalonyx obtusidens
- cf. Arctotherium sp.[4]
- Cuvieronius sp.
- Eremotherium sp.
- Geochelone sp.
- Mixotoxodon sp.[5]
- Cervidae indet.
See also[]
- List of fossiliferous stratigraphic units in El Salvador
References[]
- ^ Cuscatlán Formation at Fossilworks.org
- ^ Río Tomayate at Fossilworks.org
- ^ Barranca del Sisimico at Fossilworks.org
- ^ Arctotherium at Fossilworks.org
- ^ Rincón, 2011, p.896
Bibliography[]
- . 2011. New remains of Mixotoxodon larensis Van Frank 1957 (Mammalia: Notoungulata) from Mene de Inciarte tar pit, north-western Venezuela. 36. 894–899. Accessed 2019-02-05.
Further reading[]
- ; ; , and . 2008. A Blancan (Pliocene) short-faced bear from El Salvador and its implications for Tremarctines in South America. Neues Jahrbuch für Geologie und Paläontologie - Abhandlungen 250. 1–8. Accessed 2019-02-21.
- S. D. Webb and S. C. Perrigo. 1984. Late Cenozoic Vertebrates from Honduras and El Salvador. Journal of Vertebrate Paleontology 4(2):237-254
Categories:
- Geology of El Salvador
- Neogene North America
- Blancan
- Irvingtonian
- Fossiliferous stratigraphic units of North America
- Paleontology in El Salvador
- Cuscatlán Department