The Tiupampan ( es, Tiupampense) age is a period of
geologic time
The geologic time scale, or geological time scale, (GTS) is a representation of time based on the rock record of Earth. It is a system of chronological dating that uses chronostratigraphy (the process of relating strata to time) and geochro ...
(64.5–62.5
Ma) within the
Paleocene
The Paleocene, ( ) or Palaeocene, is a geological epoch that lasted from about 66 to 56 million years ago (mya). It is the first epoch of the Paleogene Period in the modern Cenozoic Era. The name is a combination of the Ancient Greek ''pala ...
epoch of the
Paleogene
The Paleogene ( ; also spelled Palaeogene or Palæogene; informally Lower Tertiary or Early Tertiary) is a geologic period and system that spans 43 million years from the end of the Cretaceous Period million years ago ( Mya) to the beginning o ...
used more specifically with
South American land mammal ages (SALMA). It is the oldest SALMA age and precedes the
Peligran age.
[Tiupampan]
in the Paleobiology Database
The Paleobiology Database is an online resource for information on the distribution and classification of fossil animals, plants, and microorganisms.
History
The Paleobiology Database (PBDB) originated in the NCEAS-funded Phanerozoic Marine Pal ...
Etymology
The age is named after the paleontological site
Tiupampa in Bolivia.
Formations
Fossils
Correlations
References
Bibliography
;Chota Formation
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;Guaduas Formation
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;Lefipán Formation
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;Maria Farinha Formation
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;Salamanca Formation
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Paleocene South America
Paleogene Bolivia