# Tiupampan

The Tiupampan (Spanish: Tiupampense) age is a period of geologic time (64.5–62.5 Ma) within the Paleocene epoch of the Paleogene used more specifically with South American land mammal ages (SALMA). It is the oldest SALMA age and precedes the Peligran age.

## Etymology

The age is named after the paleontological site Tiupampa in Bolivia.

## Formations

| Formation bold is type | Country | Basin |
| Santa Lucía Formation | Bolivia | Potosí Basin |
| Chota Formation | Peru | Bagua Basin |
| Guaduas Formation | Colombia | Altiplano Cundiboyacense |
| Lefipán Formation (pre-Tiupampan) | Argentina | Cañadón Asfalto Basin |
| Maria Farinha Formation | Brazil | Parnaíba Basin |
| Salamanca Formation | Argentina | Golfo San Jorge Basin |

## Fossils

| Group | Fossils | Formation | Notes |
| Mammals | Alcidedorbignya inopinata, Allqokirus australis, Andinodelphys cochabambensis, Andinodus boliviensis, Incadelphys antiquus, Jaskhadelphys minutus, Khasia cordillerensis, Mayulestes ferox, Mizquedelphys pilpinensis, Molinodus suarezi, Peradectes austrinum, Pucadelphys andinus, Pucanodus gagnieri, Roberthoffstetteria nationalgeographica, Simoclaenus sylvaticus, Szalinia gracilis, Tiulordia floresi, Tiuclaenus minutus, Cimolestes sp., Didelphoidea indet., Henricosborniidae or Oldfieldthomasiidae, Proteutheria indet. | Santa Lucía | [9] [10][11] |
| Reptiles & amphibians | Coniophis sp., Estesiella boliviensis, Kataria anisodonta, Lapparentemys vilavilensis, Podocnemis ?brasiliensis, Roxochelys cf. vilavilensis, Zulmasuchus querejazus, Aniliidae, Boidae, ?Madtsoiidae, Tropidophiidae, Gymnophiona | Santa Lucía | [10][12] [11][13] [14][15] |
| Reptiles & amphibians | Guarinisuchus munizi, Hyposaurus derbianus, Inaechelys pernambucensis | Maria Farinha | [16] [17][18] |
| Reptiles & amphibians | Eocaiman palaeocenicus, Kawasphenodon peligrensis, Yaminuechelys maior | Salamanca | [19][20] [21] |
| Fishes | Andinichthys bolivianensis, Dajetella sudamericana, Enchodus oliveirai, Gasteroclupea branisai, Hoffstetterichthys pucai, Incaichthys suarezi, Lepidosiren cf. paradoxa, Phareodusichthys tavernei, Eohiodon sp., Hoplias sp., Lepisosteus sp., Miletes sp., Percichthys sp., Phareodus sp., Rhineastes sp., Rhodsia sp., Ictaluridae indet. | Santa Lucía | |
| Fishes | Myliobatis dixoni | Maria Farinha | |
| Flora | Archaeopaliurus boyacensis, Coussapoa camargoi, Ficus andrewsi, Berhamniphyllum sp. | Guaduas | |
| Flora | Cupressinoxylon artabeae, Notiantha, Suessenia | Salamanca | |

## Correlations

Tiupampan correlations in South America :
| Formation | Santa Lucía | Guaduas | Maria Farinha | Salamanca | Lefipán | Map |
| Basin | Potosí | Altiplano Cundiboyacense | Parnaíba | Golfo San Jorge | Cañadón Asfalto | Tiupampan (South America) |
| Country | Bolivia | Colombia | Brazil | Argentina | Argentina | | Tiupampan (South America) |
| Mammals | | | | | | Tiupampan (South America) |
| Reptiles | | | | | | Tiupampan (South America) |
| Fish | | | | | | Tiupampan (South America) |
| Flora | | | | | | Tiupampan (South America) |
| Environments | Fluvio-lacustrine | Paludal | Shallow marine | Paludal-estuarine | Deltaic-shallow marine | Pre-Tiupampan flora & fauna Tiupampan fauna Tiupampan flora |
| Volcanic | | | | | | | | Pre-Tiupampan flora & fauna Tiupampan fauna Tiupampan flora |