title: List of fossiliferous stratigraphic units in Peru
text: # List of fossiliferous stratigraphic units in Peru
  
  This is a list of fossiliferous stratigraphic units in Peru.
  
  ## List of fossiliferous stratigraphic units
  
  | Group | Formation | Period |
  | - | - | - |
  | | La Huaca Formation | Lujanian |
  | | Pampa La Brea Formation | Lujanian |
  | | Lomas Terrace Formation | Late Pleistocene |
  | | Máncora Tablazo Formation | Late Pliocene-Early Pleistocene |
  | | Huacllaco Formation | Late Pliocene |
  | | La Planchada Formation | Late Pliocene |
  | | San Juan Terrace Formation | Late Pleistocene |
  | | San Sebastián Formation | Late Pleistocene |
  | | Taime Formation | Late Pliocene-Early Pleistocene |
  | | Pisco Formation | Early Miocene-Late Pliocene (Colloncuran-Chapadmalalan) |
  | Contamana | Madre de Dios Formation | Chasicoan-Huayquerian |
  | | Miramar Formation | Late Miocene (Huayquerian) |
  | | Tumbes Formation | Late Miocene |
  | | Ipururo Formation | Middle Miocene (Laventan-Montehermosan) |
  | | Cardalitos Formation | Middle Miocene |
  | | Navidad Formation | Middle Miocene |
  | | Camana Formation | Late Oligocene-Middle Miocene |
  | | Montera Formation | Early-Middle Miocene (Colhuehuapian) |
  | | Pebas Formation | Early-Late Miocene |
  | | Zorritos Formation | Early Miocene |
  | | Bala Formation | Santacrucian |
  | | Chilcatay Formation | Chattian-Burdigalian (Deseadan-Friasian) |
  | | Chambira Formation | Late Oligocene-Early Miocene (Deseadan) |
  | | Upper Moquegua Formation | Deseadan |
  | | Heath Formation | Late Oligocene |
  | | Caballas Formation | Early Eocene-Early Miocene |
  | | El Milagro Formation | Early Oligocene (Tinguirirican) |
  | | Paracas Formation | Lutetian-Priabonian (Mustersan-Divisaderan) |
  | | Pozo Formation | Middle Eocene-Early Oligocene (Mustersan-Divisaderan) |
  | | Máncora Formation | Late Eocene-Early Oligocene |
  | | Otuma Formation | Priabonian-Rupelian (Tinguirirican) |
  | | Yumaque Formation | Priabonian (Divisaderan) |
  | Chira | Cone Hill Formation | Priabonian |
  | Chira | Mirador Formation | Priabonian |
  | | Saman Formation | Late Eocene |
  | Salina | Pale Greda Formation | Lutetian |
  | Salina | Salina Formation | Lutetian |
  | | Yahuarango Formation | Mid-Late Eocene (Mustersan) |
  | | Restin Formation | Bartonian |
  | | Parinas Formation | Bartonian |
  | | Talara Formation | Bartonian |
  | | Terebratula Formation | Bartonian |
  | | Verdun Formation | Bartonian |
  | | Cajaruro Formation | Ypresian-Bartonian |
  | | Negritos Formation | Ypresian |
  | | Mogollón Formation | Itaboraian-Riochican |
  | | Muñani Formation | Late Paleocene-Early Eocene (Itaboraian-Riochican) |
  | | Chacras Formation | Early Eocene |
  | | Atascadero Formation | Eocene |
  | | Carnoas Shale | Eocene |
  | | Lobitos Formation | Eocene |
  | | Huchpayacu Formation | Paleocene |
  | | Couches Rouges Formation | Paleogene |
  | | Monte Grande Formation | Maastrichtian |
  | | Radiolite Sandstone | Maastrichtian |
  | | El Cenizo Formation | Early Maastrichtian |
  | | La Tortuga Formation | Early Maastrichtian |
  | Vilquechico | Upper Vilquechico Formation | Late Campanian-Maastrichtian |
  | | Chota Formation | Campanian-Maastrichtian |
  | | La Mesa Formation | Campanian |
  | | Chonta Formation | Albian-Coniacian |
  | | Vivián Formation | Santonian-Campanian |
  | | Celendín Formation | Coniacian-Santonian |
  | | Cajamarca Formation | Turonian |
  | Quillquiñán | Coñor Formation | Turonian |
  | Quillquiñán | Romirón Formation | Cenomanian |
  | | Oriente Formation | Albian-Turonian |
  | Pulluicana | Mujarrún Formation | Late Cenomanian |
  | Pulluicana | Yumagual Formation | Late Albian-Cenomanian |
  | | Raya Formation | Albian-Cenomanian |
  | | Crisnejas Formation | Early-Mid Albian |
  | | Chulec Formation | Albian |
  | | Inca Formation | Albian |
  | | Pariatambo Formation | Albian |
  | | Agua Caliente Formation | Aptian-Albian |
  | | Esperanza Formation | Aptian |
  | Yura | Hualhuani Formation | Early Cretaceous |
  | Lima | Atocongo Formation | Late Hauterivian-Early Barremian |
  | | Carhuaz Formation | Valanginian-Barremian |
  | | Santa Formation | Valanginian |
  | Chicama | Punta Moreno Formation | Late Tithonian |
  | Chicama | Sapotal Formation | Late Tithonian |
  | | Chocolate Formation | Sinemurian |
  | Pucara | Condorsinga Formation | Sinemurian |
  | Pucara | Aramachay Formation | Hettangian |
  | Pucara | Chambara Formation | Norian |
  | Mitu | | Artinskian-Kungurian |
  | | Copacabana Formation | Permian |
  | Tarma | | Bashkirian-Moscovian |
  | | Ambo Formation | Viséan |
  | | Cocachacra Shale | Early Devonian |
  | | Lampa Formation | Silurian-Early Devonian |
  | | Calapuja Formation | Sandbian |
  | | Contaya Formation | Darriwilian |
  | | San José Formation | Floian |
  