Paracas Formation

Geology

Members: unnamed (37), Los Choros (1), Yumaque (3)

Lithologies: not reported (3), "siliciclastic" (3), siltstone (1), sandstone (34)

Paleoenvironments: marine indet. (28), marginal marine indet. (1), coastal indet. (12)

Age range: base of the Lutetian to the top of the Early/Lower Oligocene or 48.07000 to 27.30000 Ma
Collections

Time interval Ma Country or state Original ID and collection number
Lutetian48.07 - 41.03Peru (Ica) (73817 200440 208345)
Lutetian48.07 - 41.03Peru (205240)
Middle Eocene48.07 - 37.71Peru (Ica) (84674 84675 84676 84677 84678 84679 84680 84681 84682 84683 84684 84685 84686 84687 84688 84689 84690 84691 84692 84693 84694 84695 84696 84699)
Bartonian41.03 - 37.71Peru (Ica) (73780 90021 90022 231077)
Late/Upper Eocene37.71 - 33.9Peru (41616 80428 80429 80430 80431 80432 80433 84614)
Early/Lower Oligocene33.9 - 27.3Peru (80448)