The Tiupampan (Spanish: Tiupampense) age is a period of geologic time (64.5–62.5 Ma) within the Paleocene epoch of the Paleogene used more specifically with South American land mammal ages (SALMA). It is the oldest SALMA age and precedes the Peligran age.[1]

Etymology edit

The age is named after the paleontological site Tiupampa in Bolivia.

Formations edit

Locations of Tiupampan formations
Formation
bold is type
Country Basin Notes
Santa Lucía Formation   Bolivia Potosí Basin
Chota Formation   Peru Bagua Basin
Guaduas Formation   Colombia Altiplano Cundiboyacense
Lefipán Formation (pre-Tiupampan)   Argentina Cañadón Asfalto Basin
Maria Farinha Formation   Brazil Parnaíba Basin
Salamanca Formation   Argentina Golfo San Jorge Basin

Fossils edit

Group Fossils Formation Notes
Mammals Alcidedorbignya inopinata, Allqokirus australis, Andinodelphys cochabambensis, Andinodus boliviensis, Incadelphys antiquus, Jaskhadelphys minutus, Khasia cordillerensis, Mayulestes ferox, Mizquedelphys pilpinensis, Molinodus suarezi, Peradectes austrinum, Pucadelphys andinus, Pucanodus gagnieri, Roberthoffstetteria nationalgeographica, Simoclaenus sylvaticus, Szalinia gracilis, Tiulordia floresi, Tiuclaenus minutus, Cimolestes sp., Didelphoidea indet., Henricosborniidae or Oldfieldthomasiidae, Proteutheria indet. Santa Lucía
Reptiles &
amphibians
Coniophis sp., Estesiella boliviensis, Kataria anisodonta, Lapparentemys vilavilensis, Podocnemis ?brasiliensis, Roxochelys cf. vilavilensis, Zulmasuchus querejazus, Aniliidae, Boidae, ?Madtsoiidae, Tropidophiidae, Gymnophiona Santa Lucía
Guarinisuchus munizi, Hyposaurus derbianus, Inaechelys pernambucensis Maria Farinha
Eocaiman palaeocenicus, Kawasphenodon peligrensis, Yaminuechelys maior Salamanca
Fishes Andinichthys bolivianensis, Dajetella sudamericana, Enchodus oliveirai, Gasteroclupea branisai, Hoffstetterichthys pucai, Incaichthys suarezi, Lepidosiren cf. paradoxa, Phareodusichthys tavernei, Eohiodon sp., Hoplias sp., Lepisosteus sp., Miletes sp., Percichthys sp., Phareodus sp., Rhineastes sp., Rhodsia sp., Ictaluridae indet. Santa Lucía
Myliobatis dixoni Maria Farinha
Flora Archaeopaliurus boyacensis, Coussapoa camargoi, Ficus andrewsi, Berhamniphyllum sp. Guaduas
Cupressinoxylon artabeae, Notiantha, Suessenia Salamanca

Correlations edit

Tiupampan correlations in South America
Formation Santa Lucía Guaduas Maria Farinha Salamanca Lefipán Map
Basin Potosí Altiplano
Cundiboyacense
Parnaíba Golfo
San Jorge
Cañadón
Asfalto
Tiupampan (South America)
Country   Bolivia   Colombia   Brazil   Argentina
Mammals    
Reptiles        
Fish    
Flora      
Environments Fluvio-lacustrine Paludal Shallow marine Paludal-estuarine Deltaic-shallow marine
  Pre-Tiupampan flora & fauna

  Tiupampan fauna

  Tiupampan flora
Volcanic

References edit

  1. ^ Tiupampan in the Paleobiology Database
  2. ^ Sempere et al., 1997, p.709
  3. ^ Chacaltana et al., 2015, p.2
  4. ^ Castro Medina, 2010
  5. ^ Montoya & Reyes, 2005, p.54
  6. ^ Goin et al., 2006
  7. ^ Carvalho et al., 2016, p.493
  8. ^ Clyde et al., 2014, p.303
  9. ^ De Muizon et al., 2018
  10. ^ a b c Gayet, Marshall & Sempere 1991, p. 403.
  11. ^ a b c Tiupampa 1 at Fossilworks.org
  12. ^ Gaffney et al. 2011, p. 25.
  13. ^ Buffetaut & Marshall 1991.
  14. ^ Rage, 1991a, pp.499-501
  15. ^ Rage, 1991b, pp.503-508
  16. ^ De Araújo et al., 2016, p.495
  17. ^ Guarinisuchus at Fossilworks.org
  18. ^ Hyposaurus derbianus at Fossilworks.org
  19. ^ Apesteguia et al., 2014
  20. ^ Yaminuechelys at Fossilworks.org
  21. ^ Eocaiman at Fossilworks.org
  22. ^ Poty Quarry at Fossilworks.org
  23. ^ Coussapoa camargoi, Ficus andrewsi at Fossilworks.org
  24. ^ Berhamniphyllum sp. & Archaeopaliurus boyacensis at Fossilworks.org
  25. ^ Jud et al. 2017.
  26. ^ Ruiz et al. 2017.

Bibliography edit

Chota Formation
  • Castro Medina, Walter Fidel (2010). "Geología, informe temático. Proyecto Zonificación Ecológica y Económica del departamento de Amazonas" (PDF). Instituto de Investigaciones de la Amazonía Peruana (IIAP). pp. 1–76. Retrieved 2018-09-04.
  • Chacaltana, César; Benites Cañote, Alexandra Lucytania; Valdivia, Waldir; Chumpitaz, Marco (2014). "La formación Chota en la Cuenca Bagua: Evaluación e implicancias del criterio de clasificación litoestratigráfico". Congreso Peruano de Geología. pp. 1–4. Retrieved 2017-08-15.
Guaduas Formation
Lefipán Formation
Maria Farinha Formation
Salamanca Formation
Santa Lucía Formation