The Mustersan age is a period of
geologic time
The geologic time scale, or geological time scale, (GTS) is a representation of time based on the rock record of Earth. It is a system of chronological dating that uses chronostratigraphy (the process of relating strata to time) and geoc ...
(48.0–42.0
Ma) within the
Eocene
The Eocene ( ) Epoch is a geological epoch that lasted from about 56 to 33.9 million years ago (mya). It is the second epoch of the Paleogene Period in the modern Cenozoic Era. The name ''Eocene'' comes from the Ancient Greek (''ēṓs'', " ...
epoch of the
Paleogene
The Paleogene ( ; also spelled Palaeogene or Palæogene; informally Lower Tertiary or Early Tertiary) is a geologic period and system that spans 43 million years from the end of the Cretaceous Period million years ago (Mya) to the beginning of ...
, used more specifically within the
South American land mammal age
The South American land mammal ages (SALMA) establish a geologic timescale for prehistoric South American fauna beginning 64.5 Ma during the Paleocene and continuing through to the Late Pleistocene (0.011 Ma). These periods are referred to as age ...
(SALMA) classification. It follows the
Casamayoran and precedes the
Divisaderan age.
[Mustersan]
at Fossilworks
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History
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.org[Woodburne et al., 2013]
Etymology
This age is named after
Lake Musters in the
Golfo San Jorge Basin
The Golfo San Jorge Basin ( es, Cuenca del Golfo San Jorge) is a hydrocarbon-rich sedimentary basin located in eastern Patagonia, Argentina. The basin covers the entire San Jorge Gulf and an inland area west of it, having one half located in Sant ...
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Formations
Fossils
References
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;Andesitas Huancache Formation
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;Chota Formation
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;Geste Formation
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;Paracas Formation
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;Pozo Formation
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;Soncco Formation
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;Vaca Mahuida Formation
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;Ventana Formation
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;Yahuarango Formation
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Eocene South America
Paleogene Argentina