Cerro Plataforma Formation

The Cerro Plataforma Formation is a sedimentary formation cropping out at Cerro Plataforma south of Puelo Lake in the Andes of Argentine Patagonia.[1] The formation contains marine fossils of bivalves, gastropods and echinoderms.[1]

Cerro Plataforma Formation
Stratigraphic range: Early Miocene
TypeGeological formation
UnderliesMid Miocene volcaniclastics
OverliesDivisadero Group
Thickness130 m (430 ft)
Lithology
PrimarySandstone, siltstone, conglomerate
Location
Coordinates42°21′29.0″S 71°48′09.6″W / 42.358056°S 71.802667°W / -42.358056; -71.802667
RegionChubut Province
CountryArgentina
ExtentPatagonian Andes
Type section
Named forCerro Plataforma
Cerro Plataforma Formation is located in Argentina
Cerro Plataforma Formation
Cerro Plataforma Formation (Argentina)

To the southwest in Chile lies the geologically equivalent La Cascada Formation.[1]

References

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  1. ^ a b c Encinas, Alfonso; Folguera, Andrés; Bechis, Florencia; et al. (2018). "The Late Oligocene–Early Miocene Marine Transgression of Patagonia". In Folguera, A.; Contreras Reyes, E.; Heredia, N.; et al. (eds.). The Evolution of the Chilean-Argentinean Andes. Springer. pp. 443–474. ISBN 978-3-319-67774-3. Retrieved 2018-09-11.

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