Iquiri Formation
Appearance
Iquiri Formation | |
---|---|
Stratigraphic range: Eifelian-Frasnian ~ | |
Type | Geological formation |
Underlies | Saipurú Formation |
Overlies | Los Monos Formation |
Lithology | |
Primary | Black shale |
Other | Sandstone |
Location | |
Coordinates | 18°00′S 65°00′W / 18.0°S 65.0°W |
Approximate paleocoordinates | 69°48′S 78°36′W / 69.8°S 78.6°W |
Region | Cochabamba Department |
Country | Bolivia |
Extent | Cordillera Oriental |
The Iquiri Formation is an Eifelian to Frasnian geologic formation of central Bolivia. The formation comprises black shales and sandstones.[1]
Fossil content
[edit]The formation has provided fossils of Proteolobus walli.
See also
[edit]References
[edit]Further reading
[edit]- G. D. Wood. 1997. The acritarch Proteolobus walli gen et sp. nov. from the Devonian Iquiri Formation of Bolivia: a possible coenobial alga. Micropaleontology 43(3):325-331