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Uitpa Formation, the Glossary

The Uitpa Formation (Formación Uitpa, E3u) is a fossiliferous geological formation of the Cocinetas Basin in the northernmost department of La Guajira.^[1]

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Aquitanian (stage)
Burdigalian
Deep marine deposits
Geography of La Guajira Department
Paleontology in Colombia
Reservoir rock formations
Seal rock formations

Abanico Formation

Abanico Formation (Formación Abanico) is a thick sedimentary formation exposed in the Andes of Central Chile. Uitpa Formation and Abanico Formation are fossiliferous stratigraphic units of South America and Miocene Series of South America.

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Adrana (bivalve)

Adrana is a genus of bivalves belonging to the family Nuculanidae.

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Ameghiniana

Ameghiniana is a peer-reviewed scientific journal covering palaeontology published by the Asociación Paleontológica Argentina.

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Antalis

Antalis is a genus of tusk shells, marine scaphopod mollusks.

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Aquitanian (stage)

The Aquitanian is, in the International Commission on Stratigraphy's (ICS) geologic timescale, the oldest age or lowest stage in the Miocene.

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Architectonica

Architectonica is a genus of sea snails in the family Architectonicidae.

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Burdigalian

The Burdigalian is, in the geologic timescale, an age or stage in the early Miocene.

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Calcareous

Calcareous is an adjective meaning "mostly or partly composed of calcium carbonate", in other words, containing lime or being chalky.

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Carcharhinus

Carcharhinus is the type genus of the family Carcharhinidae, the requiem sharks.

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Caribbean natural region

The Caribbean region is mostly lowland plains extending from the northern reaches of the Colombian Andes to the Caribbean Sea that are characterized by a variety of ecosystems including: humid forests, dry forests, savannas, wetlands and desert.

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Centrophorus

Centrophorus is a genus of squaliform sharks.

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Cesar-Ranchería Basin

The Cesar-Ranchería Basin (Cuenca Cesar-Ranchería) is a sedimentary basin in northeastern Colombia.

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Chionopsis

Chionopsis, is a genus of saltwater clam, a marine bivalve mollusc in the family Veneridae, the venus clams.

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Cocinetas Basin

The Cocinetas Basin (Cuenca Cocinetas) is a small sedimentary basin of approximately in northeasternmost Colombia. Uitpa Formation and Cocinetas Basin are geography of La Guajira Department and Paleontology in Colombia.

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Colhuehuapian

The Colhuehuapian age is a period of geologic time (21.0–17.5 Ma) within the Early Miocene epoch of the Neogene, used more specifically within the SALMA classification in South America. Uitpa Formation and Colhuehuapian are Aquitanian (stage) and Burdigalian.

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Colombian Geological Survey

The Colombian Geological Survey (CGS) (Servicio Geológico Colombiano; formerly known as INGEOMINAS) is a scientific agency of the Colombian government in charge of contributing to the socioeconomic development of the nation through research in basic and applied geosciences of the subsoil, the potential of its resources, evaluating and monitoring threats of geological origin, managing the geoscientific knowledge of the nation, and studying the nuclear and radioactive elements in Colombia.

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Dalatias

Dalatias is a genus of kitefin sharks that have lived since the Middle Eocene.

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Departments of Colombia

Departments of Colombia refer to the administrative divisions of Colombia.

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Depositional environment

In geology, depositional environment or sedimentary environment describes the combination of physical, chemical, and biological processes associated with the deposition of a particular type of sediment and, therefore, the rock types that will be formed after lithification, if the sediment is preserved in the rock record.

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Early Miocene

The Early Miocene (also known as Lower Miocene) is a sub-epoch of the Miocene Epoch made up of two stages: the Aquitanian and Burdigalian stages. Uitpa Formation and Early Miocene are Aquitanian (stage) and Burdigalian.

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Fissidentalium

Fissidentalium is a genus of molluscs belonging to the family Dentaliidae.

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Geological formation

A geological formation, or simply formation, is a body of rock having a consistent set of physical characteristics (lithology) that distinguishes it from adjacent bodies of rock, and which occupies a particular position in the layers of rock exposed in a geographical region (the stratigraphic column).

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Glossaulax

Glossaulax is a genus of large sea snails, marine gastropod mollusks in the family Naticidae, the moon snails.

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Hemipristis

Hemipristis (from ἡμι, 'half' and πρίστης 'saw') is a genus of weasel sharks, family Hemigaleidae.

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Heptranchias

Heptranchias is a genus of sharks in the family Hexanchidae.

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Honda Group, Colombia

The Honda Group (Grupo Honda, Tsh, Ngh) is a geological group of the Upper and Middle Magdalena Basins and the adjacent Central and Eastern Ranges of the Colombian Andes. Uitpa Formation and Honda Group, Colombia are Burdigalian, geologic formations of Colombia, Neogene Colombia and sandstone formations.

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Isurus

Isurus (meaning "equal tail") is a genus of mackerel sharks in the family Lamnidae, commonly known as the mako sharks.

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Jimol Formation

The Jimol Formation (Formación Jimol, N1j) is a fossiliferous geological formation of the Cocinetas Basin in the northernmost department of La Guajira. Uitpa Formation and Jimol Formation are Burdigalian, fossiliferous stratigraphic units of South America, geography of La Guajira Department, geologic formations of Colombia, Miocene Series of South America, Mudstone formations, Neogene Colombia, Paleontology in Colombia, reservoir rock formations, sandstone formations and seal rock formations.

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La Guajira Department

La Guajira is a department of Colombia.

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Lamniformes

The Lamniformes (from Greek lamna "fish of prey") are an order of sharks commonly known as mackerel sharks (which may also refer specifically to the family Lamnidae).

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Limopsis

Limopsis is a genus of bivalves belonging to the family Limopsidae.

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List of fossiliferous stratigraphic units in Colombia

Several stratigraphic units in Colombia have provided fossils. Uitpa Formation and List of fossiliferous stratigraphic units in Colombia are fossiliferous stratigraphic units of South America, geologic formations of Colombia, Neogene Colombia and Paleontology in Colombia.

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Lithic sandstone

Lithic sandstones, or lithic arenites, or litharenites, are sandstones with a significant (>5%) component of lithic fragments, though quartz and feldspar are usually present as well, along with some clayey matrix.

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Lucinoma

Lucinoma is a genus of saltwater clams, marine bivalve molluscs in the subfamily Codakiinae of the family Lucinidae.

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Mimachlamys

Mimachlamys is a genus of scallops, marine bivalve molluscs in the taxonomic family Pectinidae.

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Mobula

Mobula is a genus of rays in the family Mobulidae that is found worldwide in tropical and warm, temperate seas.

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Mudstone

Mudstone, a type of mudrock, is a fine-grained sedimentary rock whose original constituents were clays or muds.

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Neogene

The Neogene is a geologic period and system that spans 20.45 million years from the end of the Paleogene Period million years ago (Mya) to the beginning of the present Quaternary Period million years ago.

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Orthaulax

Orthaulax is an extinct genus of sea snails in the family Strombidae.

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Ostrea

Ostrea is a genus of edible oysters, marine bivalve mollusks in the family Ostreidae, the oysters.

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Otodus

Otodus is an extinct, cosmopolitan genus of mackerel shark which lived from the Paleocene to the Pliocene epoch.

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Petroleum reservoir

A petroleum reservoir or oil and gas reservoir is a subsurface accumulation of hydrocarbons contained in porous or fractured rock formations. Uitpa Formation and petroleum reservoir are reservoir rock formations.

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Pristiophorus

Pristiophorus is a genus of sawsharks found in the Pacific, Atlantic and Indian oceans.

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Propeamussium

Propeamussium is a genus of saltwater clams, marine bivalve mollusks in the order Ostreoida.

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Pteria (bivalve)

Pteria is a genus of molluscs in the family Pteriidae.

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Saccella

Saccella is a genus of bivalves belonging to the family Nuculanidae.

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Sandstone

Sandstone is a clastic sedimentary rock composed mainly of sand-sized (0.0625 to 2 mm) silicate grains, cemented together by another mineral.

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Siamaná Formation

The Siamaná Formation (Formación Siamaná, E3s) is a fossiliferous geological formation of the Cocinetas Basin in the northernmost department of La Guajira. Uitpa Formation and Siamaná Formation are fossiliferous stratigraphic units of South America, geography of La Guajira Department, geologic formations of Colombia, Paleontology in Colombia, reservoir rock formations and seal rock formations.

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South American land mammal age

The South American land mammal ages (SALMA) establish a geologic timescale for prehistoric South American fauna beginning 64.5 Ma during the Paleocene and continuing through to the Late Pleistocene (0.011 Ma). Uitpa Formation and South American land mammal age are fossiliferous stratigraphic units of South America.

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References

[1] https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Uitpa_Formation

, Swiss Journal of Palaeontology, Teleost, Thresher shark, Turridae, Turritella, Type locality (geology), Uribia, La Guajira, Xenophora.

Uitpa Formation, the Glossary

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See also

Aquitanian (stage)

Burdigalian

Deep marine deposits

Geography of La Guajira Department

Paleontology in Colombia

Reservoir rock formations

Seal rock formations

References