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Catatumbo Basin Paleocene, Norte de Santander Department, Colombia
| Lat/Long (Decimal) | 8.98333,-73 |
|---|---|
| Co-ordinates Derivation | stated in text |
| Given Location | Norte de Santander, Colombia |
| Mindat.org Region (for given coordinates) | Norte de Santander Department, Colombia |
Collections
| Collection | Reference | Stratigraphic Name | Comments | Lithology | Age |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Catatumbo Basin III | González-Guzmán A. E. (1967) | The base of the Mirador is drawn at the level where the sandstones of the formation rest on the claystones or siltstones of the Los Cuervos. The contact is easily recognized and is, at least locally, unconformable. The Mirador/Los Cuervos contact represents a major change in sedimentation for the region, as it marks the appearance, at higher levels than the Uribante, of abundant, coarse, 'clean' sandstones give way to grey, micaceous, and in part sandy, shales which form the lowermost sediments | sandstone | 48.6 - 37.2 Ma Eocene | |
| Catatumbo basin IV | González-Guzmán A. E. (1967) | The base of the Mirador is drawn at the level where the sandstones of the formation rest on the claystones or siltstones of the Los Cuervos. The contact is easily recognized and is, at least locally, unconformable. The Mirador/Los Cuervos contact represents a major change in sedimentation for the region, as it marks the appearance, at higher levels than the Uribante, of abundant, coarse, 'clean' sandstones give way to grey, micaceous, and in part sandy, shales which form the lowermost sediments | sandstone | 48.6 - 37.2 Ma Eocene | |
| Catatumbo Basin I | González-Guzmán A. E. (1967) | Los Cuervos | The base of the Mirador is drawn at the level where the sandstones of the formation rest on the claystones or siltstones of the Los Cuervos. The contact is easily recognized and is, at least locally, unconformable. The Mirador/Los Cuervos contact represents a major change in sedimentation for the region, as it marks the appearance, at higher levels than the Uribante, of abundant, coarse, 'clean' sandstones give way to grey, micaceous, and in part sandy, shales which form the lowermost sediments | "shale" | 55.8 - 48.6 Ma Eocene |
| Catatumbo Basin II | González-Guzmán A. E. (1967) | Mirador | The base of the Mirador is drawn at the level where the sandstones of the formation rest on the claystones or siltstones of the Los Cuervos. The contact is easily recognized and is, at least locally, unconformable. The Mirador/Los Cuervos contact represents a major change in sedimentation for the region, as it marks the appearance, at higher levels than the Uribante, of abundant, coarse, 'clean' sandstones give way to grey, micaceous, and in part sandy, shales which form the lowermost sediments | sandstone | 55.8 - 48.6 Ma Eocene |
| Catatumbo Basin Paleocene | González-Guzmán A. E. (1967) | Los Cuervos | "shale" | 58.7 - 55.8 Ma Paleogene |
Recorded Fossils
References
| González-Guzmán A. E. (1967) A palynological study on the upper Los Cuervos and Mirador formations (Lower and middle Eocene; Tibu area, Colombia), 1-68 |
Data courtesy of: PBDB: The Paleobiology Database, Creative Commons CC-BY licenced. , GBIF: the Global Biodiversity Information Facility, various licences, iDigBio, various licences, and EOL: The Encyclopedia of Life (Open Data Public Domain). Because fossils are made of minerals too!
