Divisaderan
The Divisaderan age is a South American land mammal age, covering a period of geologic time (42.0—36.0 Ma) within the Eocene epoch of the Paleogene used more specifically with. It follows the Mustersan age and is followed by the Tinguirirican age.
It was based in the fossils found in Divisadero Largo, Mendoza, Argentina, that were unique for reunite ancient and more recent species of mammals.
In the present day it is a mixture of two deposits:[1]
- Divisadero Largo Formation of the older early Eocene
- Mariño Formation of the younger Oligocene
References
- ↑ López, G. M. (2008). Los ungulados de la Formación Divisadero Largo (Eoceno inferior?) de la provincia de Mendoza, Argentina: sistemática y consideraciones bioestratigráficas. Unpublished D. Phil. Thesis, Universidad Nacional de La Plata, La Plata, Buenos Aires, Argentina.
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