The Tiupampan () 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 geochronolo ...
(64.5–62.5
Ma) within the
Paleocene
The Paleocene ( ), or Palaeocene, is a geological epoch (geology), epoch that lasted from about 66 to 56 mya (unit), million years ago (mya). It is the first epoch of the Paleogene Period (geology), Period in the modern Cenozoic Era (geology), ...
epoch of the
Paleogene
The Paleogene Period ( ; also spelled Palaeogene or Palæogene) is a geologic period and system that spans 43 million years from the end of the Cretaceous Period Ma (million years ago) to the beginning of the Neogene Period Ma. It is the fir ...
used more specifically with
South American land mammal ages (SALMA). It is the oldest SALMA age and precedes the
Peligran age.
[Tiupampan]
in the Paleobiology Database
Etymology
The age is named after the paleontological site
Tiupampa in Bolivia.
Formations
Fossils
Correlations
References
Bibliography
;Chota Formation
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;Guaduas Formation
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;Lefipán Formation
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;Maria Farinha Formation
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;Salamanca Formation
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;Santa Lucía Formation
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Paleocene South America
Paleogene Bolivia