Cuscatlán Formation

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 (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.

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