The Chasicoan ( es, Chasiquense or es, Chasicoense) age is a period of
geologic time from 10–9
Ma within the
Late Miocene
The Late Miocene (also known as Upper Miocene) is a sub-epoch of the Miocene epoch (geology), Epoch made up of two faunal stage, stages. The Tortonian and Messinian stages comprise the Late Miocene sub-epoch, which lasted from 11.63 Ma (million ye ...
epoch of the
Neogene
The Neogene ( ), informally Upper Tertiary or Late Tertiary, is a geologic period and system that spans 20.45 million years from the end of the Paleogene Period million years ago ( Mya) to the beginning of the present Quaternary Period Mya. ...
, used more specifically within the
SALMA classification in South America. It follows the
Mayoan The Mayoan ( es, Mayoense) age is a period of geologic time from 11.8 to 10 Ma, within the Middle to Late Miocene epoch of the Neogene, used more specifically within the SALMA classification in South America. It follows the Laventan and precedes ...
and precedes the
Huayquerian The Huayquerian ( es, Huayqueriense) age is a period of geologic time (9.0–6.8 Ma) within the Late Miocene epoch of the Neogene, used more specifically within the SALMA classification. It follows the Mayoan and precedes the Montehermosan age.
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age.
Chasicoan
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Etymology
The Chasicoan is named after the Arroyo Chasicó Formation of the Colorado Basin in northeastern Argentina.
Formations
Fossil content
References
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;Arroyo Chasicó Formation
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;Caujarao Formation
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;Cerro Azul Formation
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;Coquimbo Formation
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;Loma de Las Tapias Formation
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;Madre de Dios Formation
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;Mauri Formation
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;Navidad Formation
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;Palo Pintado Formation
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;Paraná Formation
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;Pebas Formation
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;Pisco Formation
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;Puerto Madryn Formation
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;Urumaco Formation
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Miocene South America
Neogene Argentina