Peligran

The Peligran (Spanish: Peligrense) age is a period of geologic time (62.5–59.0 Ma) within the Paleocene epoch of the Paleogene, used more specifically with South American land mammal ages (SALMA). It follows the Tiupampan and precedes the Riochican age.[1]

Etymology

The age is named after the paleontological site Punta Peligro in Argentina.

Formations

Locations of Peligran formations

Formation bold is type	Country	Basin	Notes
Peñas Coloradas Formation	Argentina	Golfo San Jorge Basin	[2]
Bogotá Formation	Colombia	Altiplano Cundiboyacense	[3]
Cerrejón Formation	Colombia	Cesar-Ranchería Basin	[4]
Chota Formation	Peru	Bagua Basin	[5][6]
Guaduas Formation	Colombia	Altiplano Cundiboyacense	[7]
Salamanca Formation	Argentina	Golfo San Jorge Basin	[2]
Santa Lucía Formation	Bolivia	Potosí Basin	[8]

Fossils

Group	Fossils	Formation	Notes
Mammals	Amphidolops yapa, Carodnia feruglioi, Notoetayoa gargantuai, Wainka tshotshe, Borhyaenidae indet., Eutheria indet.	Peñas Coloradas	[9][10] [11]
	Derorhynchus aff. minutus, Escribania chubutensis, Escribania talonicuspis, Monotrematum sudamericanum, Peligrotherium tropicalis, Raulvaccia peligrensis, Requisia vidmari, Sudamerica ameghinoi, Didelphopsis sp., Polydolopimorphia sp., Bonapartheriidae, Metatheria indet., Placentalia indet., cf. Sparassodonta indet.	Salamanca	[12][13]
Reptiles & amphibians	aff. Allognathosuchus sp., Hydromedusa cf. casamayorensis, Kawasphenodon peligrensis, Naiadochelys cf. patagonica, Necrosuchus ionensis, Peligrochelys walshae, Yaminuechelys maior, Caimaninae indet., Leptodactylidae indet., ?Pipidae indet.	Salamanca	[12][14]
	Acherontisuchus guajiraensis, Anthracosuchus balrogus, Carbonemys cofrinii, Cerrejonemys wayuunaiki, Cerrejonisuchus improcerus, Pelomedusoides sp., Puentemys mushaisaensis, Titanoboa cerrejonensis	Cerrejón	[15][16]
	Crocodylia sp.	Peñas Coloradas	[10]
Fishes	Dipnoi sp., Elopomorpha sp.	Cerrejón	[15]
Flora	Menispina evidens	Bogotá	[17]

References

1. Paleo Database: Peligran
2. Clyde et al., 2014, p.303
3. Bayona et al., 2012, p.103
4. Jaramillo et al., 2007, p.168
5. Chacaltana et al., 2015, p.2
6. Castro Medina, 2010, p.53
7. Montoya & Reyes, 2005, p.54
8. Sempere et al., 1997, p.709
9. Bajo de la Palangana at Fossilworks.org
10. Cerro Redondo at Fossilworks.org
11. Puerto Visser 2 at Fossilworks.org
12. Punta Peligro at Fossilworks.org
13. Bonaparte & Morales, 1997, p.266
14. Necrosuchus at Fossilworks.org
15. La Puente Pit at Fossilworks.org
16. Anthracosuchus at Fossilworks.org
17. Menispina evidens at Fossilworks.org

Bibliography

Peñas Coloradas Formation

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Bogotá Formation

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Cerrejón Formation

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Chota Formation

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Guaduas Formation

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Salamanca Formation

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Santa Lucía Formation

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