Cuscatlán Formation
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The Cuscatlán Formation is a geologic formation in El Salvador. It preserves fossils dating back to the Pliocene to Middle Pleistocene (Blancan to Irvingtonian) period.[1]
| Cuscatlán Formation | |
|---|---|
| Stratigraphic range: Pliocene-Mid Pleistocene (Blancan-Irvingtonian) | |
| Type | Formation |
| Location | |
| Coordinates | 13.8°N 89.2°W |
| Approximate paleocoordinates | 13.9°N 88.9°W |
| Region | Cuscatlán |
| Country |  El Salvador |
| Type section | |
| Named for | Cuscatlán Department |
  Cuscatlán Formation (El Salvador) | |
