| Arcabuco Formation | |
|---|---|
| Stratigraphic range: Tithonian-Berriasian ~145–142 Ma PreꞒ Ꞓ O S D C P T J K Pg N ↓ | |
 Arcabuco Formation at the Sáchica rock shelter | |
| Type | Geological formation |
| Underlies | Rosablanca Fm., Cumbre Fm. |
| Overlies | Girón Formation |
| Thickness | 500–800 m (1,600–2,600 ft) |
| Lithology | |
| Primary | Sandstone |
| Other | Shale |
| Location | |
| Coordinates | 5°38′11″N 73°30′41″W / 5.63639°N 73.51139°W / 5.63639; -73.51139 |
| Region | Altiplano Cundiboyacense Eastern Ranges, Andes |
| Country |  Colombia |
| Type section | |
| Named for | Arcabuco |
| Named by | Scheibe |
| Location | Arcabuco (original) Villa de Leyva (redefined) |
| Year defined | 1938, 1985 |
| Coordinates | 5°38′11″N 73°30′41″W / 5.63639°N 73.51139°W / 5.63639; -73.51139 |
| Region | Boyacá |
| Country | Colombia |
 Paleogeography of Northern South America 150 Ma, by Ron Blakey | |
The Arcabuco Formation (Spanish: Formación Arcabuco, Jar, JKa) is a geological formation of the Altiplano Cundiboyacense, Eastern Ranges of the Colombian Andes. The formation consists of thick beds of light-coloured quartzitic sandstones and conglomerates with occasional shales and dates to the Late Jurassic and Early Cretaceous periods; Tithonian to Berriasian epochs. Dinosaur footprints have been found in the Arcabuco Formation near the Iguaque anticlinal outside Chíquiza, Boyacá.
Etymology
The formation was first defined by Scheibe in 1938 and named after Arcabuco, Boyacá. The type section of the Arcabuco Formation was redefined in 1985 by Galvis and Rubiano around Villa de Leyva.
Description
Lithologies
The Arcabuco Formation is characterised by a sequence of light- to pink-coloured fine quartzitic sandstones and conglomerates with red shales up to 50 metres (160 ft) in thickness intercalated. In the Arcabuco Formation, in the Iguaque Anticlinal, dinosaur tracks have been found. The overhanging rock shelter of Sáchica in Sáchica, Boyacá, consists of the sandstones of the Arcabuco Formation.
Stratigraphy and depositional environment
The 500 to 800 metres (1,600 to 2,600 ft) thick Arcabuco Formation unconformably overlies the Girón Formation and is overlain by the Rosablanca and Cumbre Formations. The age has been estimated to be Late Jurassic to Early Cretaceous. Stratigraphically, the formation is time equivalent with the Guavio and La Naveta Formations of the eastern and southern Altiplano respectively. The Arcabuco Formation has been deposited in a rift basin setting.
Outcrops
class=notpageimage| Redefined type locality of the Arcabuco Formation on the Altiplano Cundiboyacense
The Arcabuco Formation is found apart from its original type locality near Arcabuco, in the anticlinal of Lake Iguaque between Villa de Leyva, Sáchica and Chíquiza, where the formation has been redefined in the Arcabuco Anticlinal.
Regional correlations
- Legend
- group
- important formation
- fossiliferous formation
- minor formation
- (age in Ma)
- proximal Llanos (Medina)
- distal Llanos (Saltarin 1A well)
See also
List of stratigraphic units with dinosaur tracks
Geology of the Eastern Hills
Geology of the Ocetá Páramo
Geology of the Altiplano Cundiboyacense
Notes
- based on Duarte et al. (2019), García González et al. (2009), and geological report of Villavicencio
- based on Duarte et al. (2019) and the hydrocarbon potential evaluation performed by the UIS and ANH in 2009
References
- ^ Galvis & Valencia, 2009, p.17
- Galvis & Valencia, 2009, p.15
- Rodríguez & Solano, 2000, p.28
- ^ Moreno Sánchez et al., 2011
- Rodríguez & Solano, 2000, p.29
- Villamil, 2012, p.168
- Villamil, 2012, p.163
- Plancha 191, 1998
- ^ García González et al., 2009, p.27
- ^ García González et al., 2009, p.50
- ^ García González et al., 2009, p.85
- ^ Barrero et al., 2007, p.60
- ^ Barrero et al., 2007, p.58
- Plancha 111, 2001, p.29
- ^ Plancha 177, 2015, p.39
- ^ Plancha 111, 2001, p.26
- Plancha 111, 2001, p.24
- Plancha 111, 2001, p.23
- ^ Pulido & Gómez, 2001, p.32
- Pulido & Gómez, 2001, p.30
- ^ Pulido & Gómez, 2001, pp.21-26
- Pulido & Gómez, 2001, p.28
- Correa Martínez et al., 2019, p.49
- Plancha 303, 2002, p.27
- Terraza et al., 2008, p.22
- Plancha 229, 2015, pp.46-55
- Plancha 303, 2002, p.26
- Moreno Sánchez et al., 2009, p.53
- Mantilla Figueroa et al., 2015, p.43
- Manosalva Sánchez et al., 2017, p.84
- ^ Plancha 303, 2002, p.24
- ^ Mantilla Figueroa et al., 2015, p.42
- Arango Mejía et al., 2012, p.25
- Plancha 350, 2011, p.49
- Pulido & Gómez, 2001, pp.17-21
- Plancha 111, 2001, p.13
- Plancha 303, 2002, p.23
- Plancha 348, 2015, p.38
- Planchas 367-414, 2003, p.35
- Toro Toro et al., 2014, p.22
- Plancha 303, 2002, p.21
- ^ Bonilla et al., 2016, p.19
- Gómez Tapias et al., 2015, p.209
- ^ Bonilla et al., 2016, p.22
- ^ Duarte et al., 2019
- García González et al., 2009
- Pulido & Gómez, 2001
- García González et al., 2009, p.60
Bibliography
- Galvis Arenas, Beatriz Elena; Valencia Escobar, José Leonardo (2009), Contribución en la determinación de los posibles paleoambientes de las rocas Cretáceas Tempranas sobre la vía Tunja-Villa de Leyva (entre Alto del Arrayán - Peaje Sáchica) y sectores aledaños, departamento de Boyacá, Universidad de Caldas, pp. 1–127
- Moreno Sánchez, Mario; Gómez Cruz, Arley de Jesús; Gómez Tapias, Jorge (2012), "Reporte de huellas de dinsosaurios en el Santuario de Fauna y Flora de Iguaque, en cercanías de Chíquiza (Boyacá, Colombia)", Boletín de Geología, Universidad Industrial de Santander, 33: _, retrieved 2017-05-02
- Rodríguez Parra, Antonio José; Solano Silva, Orlando (2000), Mapa Geológico del Departamento de Boyacá - 1:250,000 - Memoria explicativa, INGEOMINAS, pp. 1–120
- Villamil, Tomas (2012), Chronology Relative Sea Level History and a New Sequence Stratigraphic Model for Basinal Cretaceous Facies of Colombia, Society for Sedimentary Geology (SEPM), pp. 161–216
Maps
- Beltrán, Alejandro; Lancheros, José Alfredo; López, Carolina; Chaquea, Claudia; Patiño, Alejandro; Guerra, Angela; Cabrera, Julio C.; Quintero, Claudia I.; Molano, Simón Emilio (2008), Plancha 134 - Puerto Parra - 1:100,000, INGEOMINAS, p. 1, retrieved 2017-06-06
- Angarita, Leonidas; Carrillo, Víctor; Castro, Alfonso; Daconte, Rommel; Niño, Mario; Pulido, Orlando G.; Rodríguez, J. Antonio; Royero, José María; Salinas, Carlos Ulloa and Rodrigo Vargas, Rosalba (2009), Plancha 135 - San Gil - 1:100,000, INGEOMINAS, p. 1, retrieved 2017-06-06
- Beltrán, Alejandro; Lancheros, José Alfredo; López, Carolina; Chaquea, Claudia; Patiño, Alejandro; Guerra, Angela; Cabrera, Julio C.; Quintero, Claudia I.; Molano, Simón Emilio (2008), Plancha 150 - Cimitarra - 1:100,000, INGEOMINAS, p. 1, retrieved 2017-06-06
- Pulido González, Orlando (2009), Plancha 151 - Charalá - 1:100,000, INGEOMINAS, p. 1, retrieved 2017-06-06
- Ulloa, Carlos E; Rodríguez, Erasmo (2009), Plancha 170 - Vélez - 1:100,000, INGEOMINAS, p. 1, retrieved 2017-06-06
- Renzoni, Giancarlo; Rosas, Humberto (2009), Plancha 171 - Duitama - 1:100,000, INGEOMINAS, p. 1, retrieved 2017-06-06
- Renzoni, Giancarlo; Rosas, Humberto; Etayo Serna, Fernando (1998), Plancha 191 - Tunja - 1:100,000, INGEOMINAS, p. 1, retrieved 2017-06-06
External links
- Gómez, J.; Montes, N.E.; Nivia, Á.; Diederix, H. (2015), Plancha 5-09 del Atlas Geológico de Colombia 2015 – escala 1:500,000, Servicio Geológico Colombiano, p. 1, retrieved 2017-03-16
- Geologic formations of Colombia
- Paleontology in Colombia
- Jurassic Colombia
- Cretaceous Colombia
- Jurassic System of South America
- Lower Cretaceous Series of South America
- Tithonian Stage
- Berriasian Stage
- Sandstone formations
- Shallow marine deposits
- Ichnofossiliferous formations
- Altiplano Cundiboyacense
- Geography of Boyacá Department