South American land mammal age
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South American land mammal age

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Epoch	SALMA	Top age (Ma)	Base age (Ma)	Etymology	Country	Location

Holocene	0	0.011

Late Pleistocene	Lujanian	0.011	0.8	Luján Formation	Argentina	Buenos Aires Province

Mid Pleistocene	Ensenadan	0.8	1.2	La Ensenada Formation	Argentina	Buenos Aires Province

Early Pleistocene	Uquian	1.2	3.0	Uquía Formation	Argentina	Jujuy Province

Late Pliocene	Chapadmalalan	3.0	4.0	Chapadmalal Formation	Argentina	Buenos Aires Province

Early Pliocene	Montehermosan	4.0	6.8	Monte Hermoso Formation	Argentina	Buenos Aires Province

Late Miocene

Huayquerian	6.8	9.0	Huayquerías Formation	Argentina	Mendoza Province

Chasicoan	9.0	10.0	Arroyo Chasicó Formation	Argentina	Buenos Aires Province

Mayoan	10.0	11.8	Río Mayo Formation	Argentina	Chubut Province

Mid Miocene	Laventan	11.8	13.8	La Venta fauna	Colombia	Huila Department

Colloncuran	13.8	15.5	Collón Curá Formation	Argentina	Neuquén Province

Early Miocene	Friasian	15.5	16.3	Río Frías Formation	Chile	Aysén Region

Santacrucian	16.3	17.5	Santa Cruz Formation	Argentina	Santa Cruz Province

Colhuehuapian	17.5	21.0	Colhué Huapí Member	Argentina	Chubut Province

Deseadan	21.0	29.0	Deseado Formation	Argentina	Santa Cruz Province

Late Oligocene

Early Oligocene	Tinguirirican	29.0	36.0	Tinguiririca fauna	Chile	O'Higgins Region

Late Eocene

Mid Eocene	Divisaderan	36.0	42.0	Divisadero Largo Formation	Argentina	Mendoza Province

Early Eocene	Mustersan	42.0	48.0	Lake Musters	Argentina	Chubut Province

Early Eocene	Casamayoran	48.0	54.0	Casamayor Formation	Argentina	Santa Cruz Province

Riochican	54.0	57.0	Río Chico Group	Argentina	Chubut Province

Late Paleocene

Itaboraian	57.0	59.0	Itaboraí Formation	Brazil	Rio de Janeiro State

Mid Paleocene	Peligran	59.0	62.5	Punta Peligro	Argentina	Chubut Province

Early Paleocene	Tiupampan	62.5	64.5	Tiupampa	Bolivia	Cochabamba Department

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The South American land mammal ages (SALMA)'s timescale begin from 64.5 Ma during the early Paleocene and continuing through to the Late Pleistocene 0.011 Ma.

final_sentence: The South American land mammal ages (SALMA)'s timescale begin from 64.5 Ma during the early Paleocene and continuing through to the Late Pleistocene 0.011 Ma.