Chasicoan


The Chasicoan age is a period of geologic time from 10–9 Ma within the Late Miocene epoch of the Neogene, used more specifically within the SALMA classification in South America. It follows the Mayoan and precedes the Huayquerian age.

Etymology

The Chasicoan is named after the Arroyo Chasicó Formation of the Colorado Basin in northeastern Argentina.

Formations

Formation
bold is type
CountryBasinNotes
Arroyo Chasicó FormationColorado Basin
Bahía Inglesa FormationCaldera Basin
Caujarao FormationFalcón Basin
Cerro Azul FormationColorado Basin
Coquimbo FormationTongoy Bay
Loma de Las Tapias FormationTulum Valley
Madre de Dios FormationMadre de Dios Basin
Mauri FormationAltiplano Basin
Navidad FormationChilean Coast Range
Puerto Madryn FormationValdés Basin
Paraná FormationParaná Basin
Pebas Formation


Amazon Basin
Pisco FormationPisco Basin
Urumaco FormationFalcón Basin

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