Bahía Inglesa Formation | |
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Stratigraphic range: Miocene– Pleistocene | |
Type | Geological formation |
Underlies | Estratos de Caldera (Caldera Beds) |
Overlies | Angostura Formation |
Lithology | |
Primary | Conglomerate, coquina, sand, sandstone, siltstone, shale |
Other | Clay, limestone |
Location | |
Region | Atacama Region |
Country | Chile |
Extent | Caldera Basin |
Type section | |
Named for | Bahía Inglesa |
The Bahía Inglesa Formation (alternatively misspelled "Bahia") is a littoral, sedimentary, and highly fossiliferous geological formation that outcrops across the nearby coastal zones of Caldera, Chile. The unit is part of the greater Caldera Basin and was deposited in deep-shallow water, littoral paleoenvironments. It holds an exquisite fossil record in several localities (such as Cerro Ballena), mostly composed of marine mammals, as well as invertebrate taxa. [1] [2] [3] [4]
Bahía Inglesa Formation | |
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Stratigraphic range: Miocene– Pleistocene | |
Type | Geological formation |
Underlies | Estratos de Caldera (Caldera Beds) |
Overlies | Angostura Formation |
Lithology | |
Primary | Conglomerate, coquina, sand, sandstone, siltstone, shale |
Other | Clay, limestone |
Location | |
Region | Atacama Region |
Country | Chile |
Extent | Caldera Basin |
Type section | |
Named for | Bahía Inglesa |
The Bahía Inglesa Formation (alternatively misspelled "Bahia") is a littoral, sedimentary, and highly fossiliferous geological formation that outcrops across the nearby coastal zones of Caldera, Chile. The unit is part of the greater Caldera Basin and was deposited in deep-shallow water, littoral paleoenvironments. It holds an exquisite fossil record in several localities (such as Cerro Ballena), mostly composed of marine mammals, as well as invertebrate taxa. [1] [2] [3] [4]