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Loma Gorda Formation
Stratigraphic range: Turonian-Coniacian
~90–86.3 Ma
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TypeGeological formation
Unit ofGüagüaquí Group
UnderliesOliní Group
OverliesHondita Formation
Thicknessup to 167 m (548 ft)
Lithology
PrimarySiltstone, shale
OtherCalcareous concretions
Location
Coordinates4°15′37.5″N 74°43′28.7″W / 4.260417°N 74.724639°W / 4.260417; -74.724639
RegionCundinamarca, Huila & Tolima
CountryLoma Gorda Formation Colombia
ExtentUpper Magdalena Valley, Central & Eastern Ranges, Andes
Type section
Named forLoma Gorda ("Fat Hill")
Named byDe Porta
LocationRicaurte, Cundinamarca
Year defined1966
Coordinates4°15′37.5″N 74°43′28.7″W / 4.260417°N 74.724639°W / 4.260417; -74.724639
RegionCundinamarca, Huila, Tolima
CountryLoma Gorda Formation Colombia

Paleogeography of Northern South America
90 Ma, by Ron Blakey

The Loma Gorda Formation (Spanish: Formación Loma Gorda, Kl, Kslg) is a fossiliferous geological formation of the Upper Magdalena Valley (VSM) and surrounding Central and Eastern Ranges of the Colombian Andes, extending from Cundinamarca in the north to Huila and easternmost Tolima in the south. The uppermost unit of the Güagüaquí Group, a sequence of laminated siltstones and shales, dates to the Late Cretaceous period; Turonian to Coniacian epochs, and has a maximum thickness of 167 metres (548 ft).

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