La Ciénega Formation, Bolivia

La Ciénega Formation Stratigraphic range: Sandbian-Katian ~460–450 Ma PreЄ Є O S D C P T J K Pg N
Type	Geological formation
Lithology
Primary	Sandstone
Other	Shale
Location
Coordinates	[ ⚑ ] : 19°00′S 65°00′W / 19.0°S 65.0°W / -19.0; -65.0
Paleocoordinates	[ ⚑ ] 44°36′S 129°18′W / 44.6°S 129.3°W / -44.6; -129.3
Region	Chuquisaca Department
Country	Bolivia
Extent	Cordillera Oriental
La Ciénega Formation, Bolivia (Bolivia)

La Ciénega Formation is a Sandbian to Katian geologic formation of south-central Bolivia. The formation comprises silty, clayey, micaceous, fine-grained sandstones with thin intercalations of grey-green to light grey shales.^[1]

Fossil content

The formation has provided the following fossils:

• Dinorthis sp.
• Lingula sp.
• Lingulepis sp.
• Orbiculoidea sp.
• Orthoceras sp.

See also

• List of fossiliferous stratigraphic units in Bolivia

References

Further reading

• R. Suárez Soruco. 1976. El sistema ordovícico en Bolivia. Revista Tecnica YPF Bolivia 5(2):111-123

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