Castillo Formation

Geology

Group: Chubut

Members: unnamed (14), Upper (1)

Lithologies: not reported (3), mudstone (9), "shale" (1), sandstone (1), marl (2)

Paleoenvironments: marine indet. (1), terrestrial indet. (2), shallow subtidal indet. (2), marginal marine indet. (3), coastal indet. (5), lagoonal (1), fluvial indet. (1)

Age range: base of the Asbian to the top of the Burdigalian or 339.90000 to 15.98000 Ma
Collections

Time interval Ma Country or state Original ID and collection number
Asbian339.9 - 335.9Spain (229072)
Asbian - Brigantian339.9 - 330.3Spain (Cordoba) (39708)
Asbian - Brigantian339.9 - 330.3Spain (Andalusia) (134298)
Brigantian335.9 - 330.3Spain (229074 229075)
Spinatum192.9 - 184.2Spain (169640)
Early/Lower Toarcian184.2 - 182.9Spain (169650)
Falciferum184.2 - 182.9Spain (169651 169652 169653 169654 169655 169656)
Falciferum184.2 - 182.9Spain (Cantabria) (169507 169508 169509 169510 169511 169630 169631 169632 169633)
Tenuicostatum184.2 - 182.9Spain (169641 169642 169643 169644 169645 169646 169647 169648 169649)
Tenuicostatum184.2 - 182.9Spain (Cantabria) (169494 169495 169496 169497 169498 169499 169500 169501 169502 169503 169504 169505 169506)
Bifrons182.9 - 174.7Spain (169657 169658 169659 169660 169661 169662 169663 169664 169665 169666 169667 169668 169669 169670 169671 169672 169673 169674 169675 169676)
Bifrons182.9 - 174.7Spain (Cantabria) (169634 169635 169636 169637 169638 169639)
Variabilis182.9 - 174.7Spain (169677 169678)
Late/Upper Toarcian180.4 - 174.7Spain (168057 168058)
Early/Lower Aalenian174.7 - 170.9Spain (168072 168073 168074 168075)
Late/Upper Aalenian174.7 - 170.9Spain (168076 168077 168078 168079)
Early/Lower Bajocian170.9 - 168.6Spain (168080 168081)
Cenomanian100.5 - 93.9Argentina (Chubut) (90788)
Late/Upper Oligocene27.3 - 23.04Venezuela (87067)
Early/Lower Miocene23.04 - 15.98Venezuela (Lara) (46384 199712 228726)
Burdigalian20.45 - 15.98Venezuela (Lara) (143603 145379 175185 189440 193998 193999 194000 194001 194002)
Burdigalian20.45 - 15.98Venezuela (Falcon) (43063)