Casamayoran


The Casamayoran age is a period of geologic time within the Early Eocene epoch of the Paleogene, used more specifically within the South American land mammal age classification. It follows the Riochican and precedes the Mustersan age.
Several astrapotherian mammals are known from this period, such as Antarctodon and Albertogaudrya from Antarctica and Argentina, respectively. Albertogaudrya and Scaglia were the size of a sheep or a small tapir, hence among the larger mammals in South America at this time.

Etymology

This age is named after the Casamayor Formation of the Golfo San Jorge Basin.

Formations

Formation
bold is type
CountryBasinNotes
Casamayor FormationGolfo San Jorge Basin
Abanico FormationAbanico Basin
Bogotá FormationAltiplano Cundiboyacense
Cayara FormationCochabamba Department
Chota FormationBagua Basin
Los Cuervos FormationCesar-Ranchería Basin
Fonseca FormationFonseca Basin
Huitrera FormationNeuquén Basin
Laguna del Hunco FormationCañadón Asfalto Basin
Lumbrera FormationSalta Basin
Maíz Gordo FormationSalta Basin
Quebrada de los Colorados FormationSalta Basin
Sarmiento FormationGolfo San Jorge Basin

Fossils