Tilatá Formation
| Tilatá Formation | |
|---|---|
| Stratigraphic range: Early-Late Pliocene (Montehermosan-Uquian) ~ | |
| Type | Geological formation |
| Sub-units | Tequendama Mb., Tibagota Mb., Guasca Mb. |
| Underlies | Subachoque Formation |
| Overlies | Guadalupe Gp. Guaduas Fm., Cacho Fm., Bogotá Fm., Regadera Fm. |
| Thickness | up to 83 m (272 ft) |
| Lithology | |
| Primary | Conglomerate, sandstone |
| Other | Shale |
| Location | |
| Coordinates | 5°05′56.9″N 73°42′49.7″W / 5.099139°N 73.713806°W |
| Region | Bogotá savanna, Altiplano Cundiboyacense Eastern Ranges, Andes |
| Country | Colombia |
| Type section | |
| Named for | Hacienta Tilatá |
| Named by | Scheibe |
| Location | Chocontá |
| Year defined | 1933 |
| Coordinates | 5°05′56.9″N 73°42′49.7″W / 5.099139°N 73.713806°W |
| Region | Cundinamarca |
| Country | Colombia |
The Tilatá Formation (Spanish: Formación Tilatá, N1t, Tpt) is a geological formation of the Bogotá savanna, Altiplano Cundiboyacense, Eastern Ranges of the Colombian Andes. The formation consists of coarse to very coarse conglomerates and sandstones. The Tilatá Formation dates to the Neogene period; Early to Late Pliocene epoch (Montehermosan to Uquian in the SALMA classification, from approximately 5.3 to 2.7 Ma), and has a maximum thickness of 83 metres (272 ft). The formation underlies the Quaternary sequence of alluvial, lacustrine and fluvial sediments of Lake Humboldt.