Mustersan

The Mustersan age is a period of geologic time (48.0–42.0 Ma) within the Eocene epoch of the Paleogene, used more specifically within the South American land mammal age (SALMA) classification. It follows the Casamayoran and precedes the Divisaderan age.

Etymology

This age is named after Lake Musters in the Golfo San Jorge Basin.

Formations

Formation bold is type	Country	Basin	Notes
Sarmiento Formation		Golfo San Jorge Basin
Abanico Formation		Abanico Basin
Andesitas Huancache Formation		Golfo San Jorge Basin
Chota Formation		Bagua Basin
Geste Formation		Puna Plateau
Paracas Formation		Pisco Basin
Pozo Formation		Ucayali Basin
Soncco Formation		Eastern Peruvian Andes
Vaca Mahuida Formation		Neuquén Basin
Ventana Formation		Neuquén Basin
Yahuarango Formation - Santa Rosa fauna		Ucayali Basin

Fossils

Group	Fossils	Formation	Notes
Mammals	Antepithecus brachystephanus, Guilielmoscottia plicifera, Kramadolops mayoi, Propyrotherium saxeum, Pseudhyrax eutrachytheroides, Eomorphippus sp.	Sarmiento
	Chlorocyon phantasma, Ignigena minisculus, aff. Ernestokokenia sp., Borhyaenidae indet., Oldfieldthomasiidae indet.	Abanico
	Archaeopithecus cf. rogeri, Asmithwoodwardia subtrigona, Bardalestes hunco, Gashternia ctalehor, Greniodon sylvaticus, Henricosbornia lophodonta, Homalostylops parvus, Palangania cf. brandmayri, Polydolops rothi, P. unicus, Prostegotherium cf. astrifer, Amphidolops sp., Marmosopsis sp., Notostylops sp., Pauladelphys sp., Protodidelphis sp., Riostegotherium sp., Stegosimpsonia sp., Borhyaeninae indet., Caroloameghiniinae indet., Hathlyacininae indet.	Andesitas Huancache
	Antofagastia turneri, Bonapartherium serrensis, Parastegosimpsonia cf. peruana, Parutaetus punaensis, Prostegotherium notostylopianum, Pucatherium parvum, Punadolops alonsoi, Punahyrax bondesioi, Punapithecus minor, Punatherium catamarquensis, Reigia punae, Suniodon catamarcensis, Astegotherium sp., Callistoe sp., Colbertia sp., cf. Ernestokokenia sp., cf. Pampahippus sp., Propyrotherium sp., cf. Utaetus sp., Astrapotheriidae indet., Interatheriidae indet., Isotemnidae indet., Litopterna indet., Notohippidae indet., Notostylopidae indet., Notoungulata indet., Oldfieldthomasiidae indet., Typotheria indet.	Geste
	Eobranisamys riverai, E. romeropittmanae, Eodelphomys almeidacomposi, Eoespina woodi, Eoincamys ameghinoi, E. pascuali, Eopicure kraglievichi, Eopululo wigmorei, Eosachacui lavocati, Eosallamys paulacoutoi, E. simpsoni, Hondonadia pittmanae, Incadolops ucayali, Kirutherium paititiensis, Kiruwamaq chisu, Micoureus laventicus, Parastegosimpsonia peruana, Patene campbelli, Perulestes cardichi, P. fraileyi, Perupithecus ucayaliensis, Rumiodon inti, Sasawatsu mahaynaq, Wamradolops tsullodon, Wirunodon chanku, Yuruatherium tropicalis, Guiomys sp., Scleromys sp., Sipalocyon sp., cf. Microsteiromys sp., Acaremyidae indet., Chiroptera indet., ?Gondwanatheria indet., Glyptodontinae indet., Hystricognatha indet., Interatheriinae indet., cf. Notohippidae indet.	Yahuarango
Birds	Perudyptes devriesi	Paracas
	Psilopteridae indet.	Sarmiento
	Presbyornithidae indet.	Vaca Mahuida
Reptiles & amphibians	Boidae indet., Sebecidae indet., Testudines indet.	Geste
	Shelania laurenti	Vaca Mahuida
	Boinae indet.	Sarmiento
Insects	Acanthocephalonotum martinsnetoi, Archimyrmex piatnitzkyi, A. smekali, Madres delpueblo, ?Atalophlebia sp., Stratiomyidae indet.	Ventana
Flora	Agathis zamunerae, Atherospermophyllum guinazui, Embothrium precoccineum, ?Embothrium pregrandiflorum, Fagus subferruginea, Lomatia preferruginea, Retrophyllum spiralifolium, Blechnum sp.	Ventana

See also

• Lake Musters

References

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Sarmiento Formation

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Abanico Formation

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Andesitas Huancache Formation

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Chota Formation

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Geste Formation

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Paracas Formation

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Pozo Formation

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Soncco Formation

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Vaca Mahuida Formation

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Ventana Formation

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Yahuarango Formation

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