Stratigraphic range: Mid-Late Paleocene (Peligran-Riochican) ~59–56 Ma
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Type
Geological formation
Unit of
Salta Group Santa Bárbara Subgroup
Underlies
Maíz Gordo Formation
Overlies
Yacoraite Formation
Thickness
100–150 m (330–490 ft)
Lithology
Primary
Sandstone, siltstone
Other
Conglomerate, paleosols
Location
Coordinates
23°06′S65°36′W / 23.1°S 65.6°W / -23.1; -65.6
Approximate paleocoordinates
25°54′S53°48′W / 25.9°S 53.8°W / -25.9; -53.8
Region
Jujuy Province
Country
Argentina
Extent
Salta Basin
Mealla Formation (Argentina)
The Mealla Formation is a geological formation of the Santa Bárbara Subgroup, part of the Salta Group in the Salta Basin in northwestern Argentina whose strata date back to the Middle to Late Paleocene of the Paleogene.
The MeallaFormation is a geological formation of the Santa Bárbara Subgroup, part of the Salta Group in the Salta Basin in northwestern Argentina whose...
Powellophis is a genus of extinct Madtsoiid snake from the MeallaFormation of Argentina, dating back to the Paleocene. It is a monospecific genus, with...
the oldest Notoungulata Roth, 1903 from the early-middle Paleocene MeallaFormation (Central Andes, Argentina) with insights into the Paleocene-Eocene...
thesis), 1–229. Universidad Nacional de Salta. Accessed 2017-10-18. MeallaFormation Sánchez, María Cristina, and Rosa A. Marquillas. 2010. Facies y ambientes...
Paleocene of South America. Fossils of the genus have been found in the MeallaFormation, a fluvial and lacustrine sedimentary unit of the Salta Basin in northwestern...
biochronological implications. Andean Geology 34. 199–207. Accessed 2017-10-23. MeallaFormation Sánchez, María Cristina, and Rosa A. Marquillas. 2010. Facies y ambientes...
crocodyliform) teeth and osteoderms from the Upper Cretaceous Cerro Fortaleza Formation (Argentina), and on its implications for the knowledge of the archosaur...
the partial cranium and mandible belong to are part of the Paleocene MeallaFormation. This new species was named Sebecus ayrampu after the ayrampu (or ayrampo)...
first fossil material of scincomorph lizards from the Campanian Nenjiang Formation (Jilin, China) is described by Yang et al. (2022). Vullo et al. (2022)...
thesis), 1–229. Universidad Nacional de Salta. Accessed 2017-10-18. MeallaFormation Sánchez, María Cristina, and Rosa A. Marquillas. 2010. Facies y ambientes...
macachaae was first described in 2020, based on a single fossil from the MeallaFormation, in the Salta Province of Argentina. Due to the presence of a transversal...
the oldest Notoungulata Roth, 1903 from the early-middle Paleocene MeallaFormation (Central Andes, Argentina) with insights into the Paleocene-Eocene...
Postpithecus in Othnielmarshia. Simpsonotus, with two species found in the MeallaFormation in the Jujuy Province in northwestern Argentina, are the most complete...
The Yacoraite Formation is a largely Mesozoic geologic formation. The deposits of this formation mainly date from the Maastrichtian of the Upper Cretaceous...
Archived from the original on 16 December 2021. Retrieved 16 December 2021. Mealla, Luis; Atahuichi, Rubén (29 April 2014). "El Presidente designa a Mesa y...
candidato". Opinión. Cochabamba, Bolivia. 2013-11-05. Retrieved 2013-11-24. Mealla, Luis (2013-09-15). "Opositores elegirán candidatos un año antes de los...
January 2022. Retrieved 26 February 2023. Gonzales Salas 2013, pp. 499–500. Mealla, Luis (16 February 2014). "Centa Rek: 'No hubo visión para conformar un...
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