Santiago Formation, Bolivia Explained

Santiago Formation
Type:	Geological formation
Period:	Katian
Age:	Sandbian-Katian ~
Prilithology:	Siltstone
Region:	Cochabamba Department
Coordinates:	-18°N -65°W
Paleocoordinates:	-45.4°N -128.5°W
Extent:	Cordillera Oriental

The Santiago Formation is a Sandbian to Katian geologic formation of central Bolivia. The formation comprises gray quartzitic siltstones.^[1]

Fossil content

The formation has provided the following fossils:

• Bistramia sp.
• Lingula sp.
• Orthoceras sp.

See also

• List of fossiliferous stratigraphic units in Bolivia

Further reading

• R. Suárez Soruco. 1976. El sistema ordovícico en Bolivia. Revista Tecnica YPF Bolivia 5(2):111-123

Notes and References

1. http://www.fossilworks.org/cgi-bin/bridge.pl?a=collectionSearch&collection_no=8847 Santiago