Wikipedia / Colloncuran
Wikipedia / Colloncuran
The Colloncuran () age is a period of geologic time (15.5–13.8 Ma) within the Middle Miocene epoch of the Neogene, used more specifically within the SALMA classification in South America. It follows the Friasian and precedes the Laventan age.
Etymology
The age is named after the Collón Curá Formation in the Cañadón Asfalto and Neuquén Basins of northern Patagonia, Argentina.
Formations
Fossils
References
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Collón Curá Formation
Castilletes Formation
Cura-Mallín Group
Gran Bajo del Gualicho Formation
Nazareno Formation
Pebas Formation
Pisco Formation