This is a list of fossiliferous stratigraphic units in Venezuela.
Group | Formation | Period | Notes |
---|---|---|---|
Blanquilla Formation | Late Pleistocene | [1] | |
Abisinia Formation | Early Pleistocene | [2] | |
Mesa Formation | Ensenadan | [3][4] | |
Cumaná Formation | Early-Late Pleistocene | [5] | |
San Gregorio Formation | Chapadmalalan-Uquian | [6][7] | |
Caujarao Formation | Chasicoan-Late Pleistocene | [8][9] | |
Codore Formation | Montehermosan-Early Pleistocene | [10][9] | |
Cabo Blanco | Guaiguaza Clay | Late Pliocene | [11] |
Playa Grande Formation | Early Pliocene | [12] | |
Mare Formation | Early Pliocene | [13] | |
Cubagua | Araya Formation | Late Pliocene | [14] |
Cerro Negro Formation | Early Pliocene | [15] | |
Punta Gavilán Formation | Zanclean | [16] | |
La Vela Formation | Pliocene | [17] | |
Paraguaná Formation | Early Pliocene | [18][19] | |
Cubagua Formation | Late Miocene-Early Pliocene | [20] | |
Urumaco Formation | Laventan-Huayquerian | [21][22] | |
La Puerta Formation | Late Miocene | [23] | |
El Veral Formation | Late Miocene | [24] | |
Buenevara Adentro Formation | Langhian | [25] | |
El Porvenir Formation | Langhian | [26] | |
Chiguale Formation | Middle Miocene | [27] | |
Capadare Formation | Laventan | [28][29] | |
Santa Inés Formation | Laventan | [30][31] | |
Socorro Formation | Laventan | [32][33] | |
Parángula Formation | Friasian | [34][35] | |
Río Yuca Formation | Santacrucian-Friasian | [36][37] | |
Cantaure Formation | Santacrucian | [38][39] | |
Chaguaramas Formation | Santacrucian | [40] | |
Cerro Pelado Formation | Early-Mid Miocene | [41] | |
Agua Clara Formation | Burdigalian | [42] | |
La Rosa Formation | Early-Mid Miocene | [43] | |
Querales Formation | Burdigalian | [44] | |
Guamacire Formation | Early Miocene | [45] | |
Pedregoso Formation | Early Miocene | [46] | |
Castillo Formation | Deseadan | [47][48] | |
San Luis Formation | Chattian | [49] | |
Patiecitos Formation | Chattian | [50] | |
Areo Formation | Oligocene | [51] | |
Carapita Formation | Oligocene | [52] | |
Los Bagres Formation | Oligocene | [53] | |
Roblecito Formation | Oligocene | [54] | |
Santa Rita Formation | Priabonian | [55] | |
Santa Anita Formation | Late Eocene | [56] | |
Paguey Formation | Middle Eocene | [57] | |
Mirador Formation | Late Paleocene-Mid Eocene | [58] | |
Misoa Formation | Early Eocene | [59] | |
Guárica Formation | Paleocene | [60] | |
Guasare Formation | Paleocene | [61] | |
Navay Formation | Late Cretaceous | [62] | |
La Luna Formation | Early Cenomanian-Coniacian | [63] | |
Cogollo | Cogollo Formation | Late Aptian-Early Cenomanian | [64] |
Lisure Formation | Albian | [65] | |
La Puya Formation | Albian | [66] | |
Querecual Formation | Albian | [67] | |
Chimana Formation | Late Aptian-Early Albian | [68] | |
Machiques Formation | Aptian-Early Albian | [69] | |
García Formation | Late Aptian | [70] | |
Valle Grande Formation | Late Aptian | [71] | |
Apón Formation | Aptian | [72] | |
Tibú Formation | Late Aptian | [73] | |
Barranquín Formation | Barremian-Early Albian | [74] | |
Macoita Formation | Callovian | [75] | |
Tinacoa Formation | Early-Middle Jurassic | [76] | |
La Quinta Formation | Hettangian | [77] | |
Palmarito Formation | Asselian-Kungurian | [78] | |
Campo Chico Formation | Eifelian-Early Frasnian | [79] | |
Río Cachirí | Caño del Oeste Formation | Eifelian-Givetian | [80] |
Caño Grande Formation | Pragian-Eifelian | [81] | |
El Horno Formation | Llandovery-Ludlow | [82] | |
Caparo Formation | Costonian-Longvillian | [83] | |
Mireles Formation | Tremadocian | [84] |