Cerro Plataforma Formation
Geologic formation in Argentina
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The Cerro Plataforma Formation is a sedimentary formation cropping out at Cerro Plataforma south of Puelo Lake in the Andes of Argentine Patagonia.[1] The formation contains marine fossils of bivalves, gastropods and echinoderms.[1]
| Cerro Plataforma Formation | |
|---|---|
| Stratigraphic range: Early Miocene | |
| Type | Geological formation |
| Underlies | Mid Miocene volcaniclastics |
| Overlies | Divisadero Group |
| Thickness | 130 m (430 ft) |
| Lithology | |
| Primary | Sandstone, siltstone, conglomerate |
| Location | |
| Coordinates | 42°21′29.0″S 71°48′09.6″W |
| Region | Chubut Province |
| Country | Argentina |
| Extent | Patagonian Andes |
| Type section | |
| Named for | Cerro Plataforma |
  Cerro Plataforma Formation (Argentina) | |
To the southwest in Chile lies the geologically equivalent La Cascada Formation.[1]