The
Itaboraian () age is a period within the
Early Eocene geologic time (53.0–50.0 Ma) epoch of the
Paleogene, used more specifically with South American land mammal ages (SALMA). It follows the
Riochican and precedes the
Casamayoran age.
[ Paleo Database: Itaboraian]
Etymology
This age is named after the Itaboraí Formation in the Itaboraí Basin in Itaboraí, a Greater Rio municipality in the state of Rio de Janeiro in
Brazil not very far away from Niterói.
Formations
Fossils
Correlations
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Bibliography
- Itaboraí Formation
- Bogotá Formation
- Cerrejón Formation
- Chota Formation
- Las Flores Formation
- Koluel Kaike Formation
- Maíz Gordo Formation
- Mogollón Formation
- Muñani Formation
- Peñas Coloradas Formation
- Río Loro Formation
