Santa Lucía Formation

Santa Lucía Formation
Stratigraphic range: Maastrichtian-Paleocene (typically Tiupampan)
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TypeGeological formation
Unit ofPotosí Basin
UnderliesCayara Formation
OverliesEl Molino Formation
Thickness381.35 m (1,251.1 ft)
Lithology
PrimaryShale, marl
OtherSiltstone
Location
Coordinates18°00′46.0″S 65°24′23.4″W / 18.012778°S 65.406500°W / -18.012778; -65.406500
RegionCochabamba
CountryBolivia
Type section
LocationTiupampa, Mizque
Coordinates18°00′46.0″S 65°24′23.4″W / 18.012778°S 65.406500°W / -18.012778; -65.406500
Approximate paleocoordinates20°42′S 52°30′W / 20.7°S 52.5°W / -20.7; -52.5
Santa Lucía Formation (Bolivia)

The Santa Lucía Formation is a Maastrichtian to Paleocene (Danian) geologic formation in Bolivia. Fossil ornithopod tracks have been reported from the Cretaceous lower part of the formation. It is the type formation of the Tiupampan South American land mammal age.