Cordobés Formation

Cordobés Formation
Stratigraphic range: Pragian-Emsian
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TypeGeological formation
Unit ofDurazno Group
UnderliesLa Paloma Formation
OverliesCerrezuelo Formation
Thickness92 m (302 ft)
Lithology
PrimaryShale
OtherFine sandstone
Location
Coordinates33°00′S 55°00′W / 33.0°S 55.0°W / -33.0; -55.0
Approximate paleocoordinates68°30′S 136°12′W / 68.5°S 136.2°W / -68.5; -136.2
RegionDurazno Department
CountryUruguay
ExtentNorte Basin
Type section
Named forArroyo Cordobés
Named byBossi
Year defined1966
Cordobés Formation (Uruguay)

The Cordobés Formation is an Early Devonian (Pragian to Emsian) geologic formation of the Durazno Group in the Paraná Basin in the Durazno Department of central Uruguay. The shallow marine shales preserve trilobite, bivalve, gastropod and brachiopod fossils.