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Coordinates: 13°48′N 89°12′W / 13.8°N 89.2°W / 13.8; -89.2
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Cuscatlán Formation
Stratigraphic range: Pliocene-Mid Pleistocene (Blancan-Irvingtonian)
TypeFormation
Location
Coordinates13°48′N 89°12′W / 13.8°N 89.2°W / 13.8; -89.2
Approximate paleocoordinates13°54′N 88°54′W / 13.9°N 88.9°W / 13.9; -88.9
RegionCuscatlán
Country El Salvador
Type section
Named forCuscatlán Department
Cuscatlán Formation is located in El Salvador
Cuscatlán Formation
Cuscatlán Formation (El Salvador)

The Cuscatlán Formation is a geologic formation in El Salvador. It preserves fossils dating back to the Pliocene to Middle Pleistocene (Blancan to Irvingtonian) period.[1]

Fossil content

See also

References

  1. ^ Cuscatlán Formation at Fossilworks.org
  2. ^ Río Tomayate at Fossilworks.org
  3. ^ Barranca del Sisimico at Fossilworks.org
  4. ^ Arctotherium at Fossilworks.org
  5. ^ Rincón, 2011, p.896

Bibliography

Further reading

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  • S. D. Webb and S. C. Perrigo. 1984. Late Cenozoic Vertebrates from Honduras and El Salvador. Journal of Vertebrate Paleontology 4(2):237-254
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