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.

Etymology

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

Formations

Tiupampan is located in South America
Locations of Tiupampan formations
Formation bold is typeCountryBasinNotes
Santa Lucía FormationBoliviaPotosí Basin
Chota FormationPeruBagua Basin
Guaduas FormationColombiaAltiplano Cundiboyacense
Lefipán Formation (pre-Tiupampan)ArgentinaCañadón Asfalto Basin
Maria Farinha FormationBrazilParnaíba Basin
Salamanca FormationArgentinaGolfo San Jorge Basin

Fossils

GroupFossilsFormationNotes
MammalsAlcidedorbignya 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 & amphibiansConiophis sp., Estesiella boliviensis, Kataria anisodonta, Lapparentemys vilavilensis, Podocnemis ?brasiliensis, Roxochelys cf. vilavilensis, Zulmasuchus querejazus, Aniliidae, Boidae, ?Madtsoiidae, Tropidophiidae, GymnophionaSanta Lucía
Guarinisuchus munizi, Hyposaurus derbianus, Inaechelys pernambucensisMaria Farinha
Eocaiman palaeocenicus, Kawasphenodon peligrensis, Yaminuechelys maiorSalamanca
FishesAndinichthys 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 dixoniMaria Farinha
FloraArchaeopaliurus boyacensis, Coussapoa camargoi, Ficus andrewsi, Berhamniphyllum sp.Guaduas
Cupressinoxylon artabeae, Notiantha, SuesseniaSalamanca

Correlations

Tiupampan correlations in South America
FormationSanta LucíaGuaduasMaria FarinhaSalamancaLefipánMap
BasinPotosíAltiplano CundiboyacenseParnaíbaGolfo San JorgeCañadón AsfaltoSanta Lucía FormationGuaduas FormationLefipán FormationMaria Farinha FormationSalamanca FormationTiupampan (South America)
CountryBoliviaColombiaBrazilArgentina
Mammals
Reptiles
Fish
Flora
EnvironmentsFluvio-lacustrinePaludalShallow marinePaludal-estuarineDeltaic-shallow marinePre-Tiupampan flora & fauna Tiupampan fauna Tiupampan flora
Volcanic

Bibliography

Chota Formation

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Guaduas Formation

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Lefipán Formation

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Maria Farinha Formation

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Salamanca Formation

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Santa Lucía Formation

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