The Divisaderan age is a
South American land mammal age
The South American land mammal ages (SALMA) establish a geologic timescale for prehistoric South American fauna beginning 64.5 Mya (unit), Ma during the Paleocene and continuing through to the Late Pleistocene (0.011 Ma). These periods are referre ...
, covering a period of
geologic time (42.0–36.0
Ma) within the
Middle and
Late Eocene
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epochs of the
Paleogene
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. It follows the
Mustersan The Mustersan age is a period of geologic time (48.0–42.0 Ma) within the Eocene epoch of the Paleogene, used more specifically within the South American land mammal age (SALMA) classification. It follows the Casamayoran and precedes the Divisader ...
age and is followed by the
Tinguirirican The Tinguirirican ( es, Tinguiririquense) age is a period of geologic time (36.0–29.0 Ma) within the Late Eocene and Early Oligocene epochs of the Paleogene, used more specifically within the SALMA classification in South America. It follows the ...
age.
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Etymology
The age is named after the
Divisadero Largo Formation of
Divisadero Largo, Mendoza,
Argentina
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Formations
Fossils
References
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;Divisadero Largo Formation
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;Abanico Formation
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;Andesitas Huancache Formation
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;Chota Formation
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;Guabirotuba Formation
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;Leticia Formation
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;Loreto Formation
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;Paracas Group
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;Pozo Formation
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;Sarmiento Formation
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;Soncco Formation
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;Yumaque Formation
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Eocene South America
Paleogene Argentina