Type Geological formation Country Chile | Underlies Mejillones Formation Region Antofagasta Region | |
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Sub-units Cerro Bandurrias Member Named for La Portada de Antofogasta Overlies Caleta Herradura Formation | ||
La Portada Formation (Spanish: Formación La Portada) is a geologic formation of Miocene and Pliocene age located near the Coast Range of northern Chile. The formation contains penguin fossils.
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La Portada Formation Wikipedia(Text) CC BY-SA