Caballos Formation
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Not to be confused with Caballos Novaculite.
The Caballos Formation (Spanish: Formación Caballos, KI) is a geological formation of the Upper Magdalena Valley (VSM), Caguán-Putumayo Basin, Central and Eastern Ranges of the Colombian Andes. The sandstone and shale formation dates to the Middle Cretaceous period; Aptian to Albian epochs and has a maximum thickness of 411 metres (1,348 ft).
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Caballos Formation | |
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Stratigraphic range: Aptian-Albian ~120–100 Ma | |
Type | Geological formation |
Underlies | Hondita Formation |
Overlies | Yaví & Saldaña Formations |
Thickness | up to 411 m (1,348 ft) |
Lithology | |
Primary | Sandstone, shale, siltstone |
Other | Limestone, coal |
Location | |
Coordinates | 3°49′18.9″N 75°21′22.4″W |
Region | Caquetá, Huila, Putumayo & Tolima Departments |
Country | Colombia |
Extent | VSM & Caguán-Putumayo Basin Central & Eastern Ranges, Andes |
Type section | |
Named for | Cerro Caballos |
Named by | Corrigan |
Location | Olaya Herrera |
Year defined | 1967 |
Coordinates | 3°49′18.9″N 75°21′22.4″W |
Approximate paleocoordinates | 2.9°S 47.4°W / -2.9; -47.4 |
Region | Tolima |
Country | Colombia |
Thickness at type section | 411 m (1,348 ft) |
Paleogeography of Northern South America 105 Ma, by Ron Blakey |
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