La Frontera Formation

La Frontera Formation
Stratigraphic range: Turonian
~93.9–89.8 Ma
TypeGeological formation
Unit ofVilleta Group
UnderliesConejo Formation
OverliesSimijaca Fm., La Corona Gb.
Thicknessup to 206 metres (680 ft)
Lithology
PrimaryLydite
OtherLimestone
Location
Coordinates4°54′40″N 74°27′50″W / 4.91111°N 74.46389°W / 4.91111; -74.46389
RegionAltiplano Cundiboyacense
Eastern Ranges, Andes
Country Colombia
Type section
Named forLa Frontera quarry
Named byCáceres & Etayo
LocationAlbán
Year defined1969
Coordinates4°54′40″N 74°27′50″W / 4.91111°N 74.46389°W / 4.91111; -74.46389
RegionCundinamarca, Boyacá
Country Colombia

Paleogeography of Northern South America
90 Ma, by Ron Blakey

The La Frontera Formation (Spanish: Formación La Frontera, K2F, Ksf) is a geological formation, part of the Villeta Group, of the Altiplano Cundiboyacense and neighbouring areas of the Eastern Ranges of the Colombian Andes. The sequence of limestones and lydites dates to the Late Cretaceous period; Turonian epoch and has a maximum thickness of 206 metres (676 ft).

Fossils of Yaguarasaurus columbianus were said to be found in this formation (listed as "La Frontera Member"), although the geological mapping of the area state the time-equivalent Hondita Formation as the stratigraphic unit present in the Quebradas El Ocal and Itaibe in Huila. The La Frontera Formation does not outcrop south of Cundinamarca. A high diversity of ammonites has been found in the La Frontera Formation.