The Tinguirirican () 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.Paleo Database: Tinguirirican
Etymology The age is named after the Tinguiririca fauna of the Abanico Formation in Chile.
Formations
Formation Country Basin Notes Abanico Formation - Tinguiririca fauna Abanico Basin Chota Formation Bagua Basin Entre-Córregos Formation Aiuruoca Basin Gualanday Group Central Colombian Ranges Laguna Brava Formation Precordillera Loreto Formation Magallanes Basin El Milagro Formation Bagua Basin Otuma Formation Pisco Basin Sarmiento Formation Golfo San Jorge Basin Seca Formation Progreso Basin Soncco Formation Eastern Peruvian Andes
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 Baguatherium jaureguii El Milagro Colombitherium tolimense Gualanday Cynthiacetus peruvianus, Basilosauridae indet. Otuma 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 Birds Icadyptes salasi, Inkayacu paracasensis, Spheniscidae indet. Otuma Gruipeda dominguensis (ichnofossil) LagunaBrava Reptiles Pterosphenus sheppardi Seca Fishes Engraulis sp., Sardinops sp. Otuma Insects Aiuruocatermes piovezanae, Cenomycetophila mineira Entre-Corrégos
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 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 Volcanic Yes Yes
References
Bibliography General
Abanico Formation
Chota Formation
Entre-Córregos Formation
Gualanday Group
Laguna Brava Formation
Loreto Formation
El Milagro Formation
Otuma Formation
Sarmiento Formation
Seca Formation
Soncco Formation