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Catavi Formation

Coordinates: 17°24′S 66°12′W / 17.4°S 66.2°W / -17.4; -66.2
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Catavi Formation
Stratigraphic range: Pridoli-Emsian
~418–392 Ma
TypeGeological formation
OverliesKirusillas Formation
ThicknessUp to 456 m (1,496 ft)
Lithology
PrimarySandstone, siltstone
OtherShale, limestone
Location
Coordinates17°24′S 66°12′W / 17.4°S 66.2°W / -17.4; -66.2
Approximate paleocoordinates56°48′S 112°42′W / 56.8°S 112.7°W / -56.8; -112.7
RegionCochabamba & La Paz Departments
Country Bolivia
ExtentCordillera Oriental
Type section
Named forCatavi
Catavi Formation is located in Bolivia
Catavi Formation
Catavi Formation
Catavi Formation
Catavi Formation (Bolivia)

The Catavi Formation is a Pridoli to Emsian geologic formation of northern and central Bolivia. The formation comprises a 456 m (1,496 ft) thick succession of fine-grained, olive to brown sandstones and siltstones, shales and black limestones deposited in a shallow to deep marine environment.[1][2][3][4][5]

Fossil content

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The formation has provided the following fossils:

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Further reading

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  • G. D. Edgecombe and L. Ramskold. 1994. Earliest Devonian phacopide trilobites from central Bolivia. Paläontologische Zeitschrift 68(3/4):397-410
  • P. Y. Gagnier, S. Turner, L. Friman, M. Suarez-Riglos, and P. Janvier. 1988. The Devonian vertebrate and mollusc fauna from Seripona (Dept. of Chiquisaca, Bolivia). Neues Jahrbuch für Geologie und Paläontologie, Abhandlungen 176(2):269-297
  • U. Rehfeld and J. Mehl. 1989. Andinodesma radiata n. gen. n. sp., a grammysiid taxon from the Lower Devonian Catavi-Formation (Bolivia) and its autecological and phylogenetic implications. Paläontologische Zeitschrift 63(3/4):263-279
  • Wolfart, R (1968), "Die Trilobiten aus dem Devon Boliviens und ihre Bedeutung fuer Stratigraphie und Tiergeographie", Beihefte zum Geologischen Jahrbuch, 74: 5–201