The Tinguirirican ( es, Tinguiririquense) age is a period of
geologic time (36.0–29.0
Ma) within the
Late 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'', "d ...
and
Early Oligocene
The Rupelian is, in the geologic timescale, the older of two ages or the lower of two stages of the Oligocene Epoch/ Series. It spans the time between . It is preceded by the Priabonian Stage (part of the Eocene) and is followed by the Chattia ...
epochs 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
SALMA classification in South America. It follows the
Divisaderan and precedes the
Deseadan age.
Paleo Database: Tinguirirican
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Etymology
The age is named after the Tinguiririca fauna of the Abanico Formation in Chile
Chile, officially the Republic of Chile, is a country in the western part of South America. It is the southernmost country in the world, and the closest to Antarctica, occupying a long and narrow strip of land between the Andes to the eas ...
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Formations
Fossils
Correlations
References
Bibliography
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;Abanico Formation
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;Chota Formation
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;Entre-Córregos Formation
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;Gualanday Group
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;Laguna Brava Formation
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;Loreto Formation
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;El Milagro Formation
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;Otuma Formation
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;Sarmiento Formation
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;Seca Formation
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;Soncco Formation
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Oligocene South America
Paleogene Chile