Tinguirirican

The Tinguirirican (Spanish: 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 Divisaderan and precedes the Deseadan age.[1]

Etymology

The age is named after the Tinguiririca fauna of the Abanico Formation in Chile.

Formations

Locations of Tinguirirican formations

Formation bold is type	Country	Basin	Notes
Abanico Formation - Tinguiririca fauna	Chile	Abanico Basin	[2][3]
Chota Formation	Peru	Bagua Basin	[4][5]
Entre-Córregos Formation	Brazil	Aiuruoca Basin	[6]
Gualanday Group	Colombia	Central Colombian Ranges	[7]
Laguna Brava Formation	Argentina	Precordillera	[8]
Loreto Formation	Chile	Magallanes Basin	[9]
El Milagro Formation	Peru	Bagua Basin	[10]
Otuma Formation	Peru	Pisco Basin	[11][12]
Sarmiento Formation	Argentina	Golfo San Jorge Basin	[13][14]
Seca Formation	Ecuador	Progreso Basin	[15]
Soncco Formation	Peru	Eastern Peruvian Andes	[16]

Fossils

Group	Fossils	Formation	Notes
Mammals	Andemys frassinettii, A. termasi, Archaeotypotherium pattersoni, A. tinguiriricaense, Barrancatatus tinguiririquensis, Bryanpattersonia sulcidens, Chilestylops davidsoni, Eomorphippus bondi, E. neilopdykei, Eomorphippus cf. pascuali, Eoviscaccia frassinettii, Johnbell hatcheri, Klohnia charrieri, Kramadolops abanicoi, K. mckennai, Periphragnis vicentei, Pseudhyrax eutrachytheroides, P. strangulatus, Pseudoglyptodon chilensis, Santiagorothia chiliensis, Termastherium flacoensis, Trigonolophodon cf. elegans, Rhyphodon sp., Astrapotheria indet., ?Borhyaenidae indet., Indaleciinae indet., Notohippidae indet., Tardigrada indet.	Abanico	[17][18] [19] [20][21]
	Baguatherium jaureguii	El Milagro	[22]
	Colombitherium tolimense	Gualanday	[23]
	Cynthiacetus peruvianus, Basilosauridae indet.	Otuma	[24][25]
	Anisotemnus distentus, Archaeotypotherium propheticus, Barrancatatus maddeni, B. rigidus, Bryanpattersonia sulcidens, Canchadelphys cristata, Clenia brevis, Eomicrobiotherium matutinum, Eomorphippus obscurus, E. pascuali, Eopachyrucos pliciferus, E. pliciformis, Hondonadia praecipitia, H. pumila, Hondonadia cf. fierroensis, Klohnia major, Kramadolops fissuratus, Leontinia ?gaudryi, Machlydotherium ater, Meteutatus percarinatus, Parutaetus chilensis, Peltephilus undulatus, Periakros ambiguus, Pilchenia antiqua, Praedens aberrans, Proargyrohyrax curanderensis, Pseudhyrax ?eutrachytheroides, Pseudoglyptodon cf. chilensis, Rhynchippus pumilus, Rosendolops ebaios, Sadypus minutus, S. aff. confluens, Santiagorothia chiliensis, Archaeutatus sp., Guilielmoscottia sp., Microbiotherium sp., Pleurostylodon sp., Proargyrohyrax sp., Prozaedyus sp., Puelia sp., Glyptatelinae indet., Hathlyacininae indet., Hegetotheriidae indet., Isotemnidae indet., Notohippidae indet., ?Pichipilidae indet., Proterotheriidae indet., Sternbergiidae indet., Stegotheriini indet.	Sarmiento	[26][27] [28][29]
Birds	Icadyptes salasi, Inkayacu paracasensis, Spheniscidae indet.	Otuma	[30][31] [32]
	Gruipeda dominguensis (ichnofossil)	Laguna Brava	[33]
Reptiles	Pterosphenus sheppardi	Seca	[34]
Fishes	Engraulis sp., Sardinops sp.	Otuma	[32]
Insects	Aiuruocatermes piovezanae, Cenomycetophila mineira	Entre-Corrégos	[35]

Correlations

Tinguirirican correlations in South America

Formation	Abanico	Otuma	El Milagro	Seca	Gualanday	Entre-Córregos	Sarmiento	Map
Basin	Abanico	Pisco	Bagua	Progreso	Central Ranges	Aiuruoca	Golfo San Jorge	Tinguirirican (South America)
Country	Chile	Peru		Ecuador	Colombia	Brazil	Argentina
Archaeotypotherium
Barrancatatus
Bryanpattersonia
Klohnia
Kramadolops
Pseudhyrax
Pseudoglyptodon
Santiagorothia
Pyrotheria
Birds
Reptiles
Fish
Insects
Environments	Alluvial	Shallow marine	Fluvial	Open marine	Alluvial-fluvial	Lacustrine	Fluvio-deltaic	Tinguirirican volcanoclastics Tinguirirican fauna Tinguirirican insects
Volcanic	Yes						Yes

References

1. Paleo Database: Tinguirirican
2. Godoy et al., 2012
3. Muñoz et al., 2006
4. Chacaltana et al., 2015, p.2
5. Castro Medina, 2010, p.53
6. Gonçalves Pereira, 2015, p.124
7. Billet et al., 2010
8. Vizan et al., 2013
9. Otero et al., 2012
10. Castro Medina, 2010, p.56
11. De la Cruz, 2008, p.53
12. Solíz Mundaca, 2018, p.12
13. Dozo et al., 2014, p.241
14. Acosta & Tambussi, 2005, p.128
15. Lorenzo et al., 2018, p.34
16. Carlotto, 2016, p.522
17. Wyss et al., 2018
18. Bradham et al., 2015
19. Bertrand et al., 2012
20. Tinguiririca Locality Sets 1 & 2 at Fossilworks.org
21. Cachapoal at Fossilworks.org
22. ELM 4, 1.5 km northwest of Esperanza at Fossilworks.org
23. Billet et al., 2010, p.324
24. Paracas Bay at Fossilworks.org
25. Archaeocete Valley, Otuma, AV-10 at Fossilworks.org
26. La Cancha at Fossilworks.org
27. Barrancas Blancas at Fossilworks.org
28. Gran Barranca faunule 16 at Fossilworks.org
29. Gran Barranca faunule 17 at Fossilworks.org
30. Ullujaya Valley at Fossilworks.org
31. Bajada del Diablo at Fossilworks.org
32. Paracas Reserve at Fossilworks.org
33. Quebrada de Santa Domingo at Fossilworks.org
34. Ancon Pterosphenus sheppardi type locality at Fossilworks.org
35. Aiuruoca municipality at Fossilworks.org

Bibliography

General

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Abanico Formation

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Chota Formation

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Entre-Córregos Formation

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Gualanday Group

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Laguna Brava Formation

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Loreto Formation

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El Milagro Formation

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Otuma Formation

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Sarmiento Formation

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Seca Formation

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Soncco Formation

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