Regadera Formation

Regadera Formation
Stratigraphic range: Middle to Late Eocene
~47–40 Ma
TypeGeological formation
UnderliesUsme Fm., Tilatá Fm.
OverliesBogotá Formation
Thicknessup to 756 metres (2,480 ft)
Lithology
PrimarySandstone, conglomerate
OtherShale
Location
Coordinates4°23′30.8″N 74°08′26.3″W / 4.391889°N 74.140639°W / 4.391889; -74.140639
RegionBogotá savanna, Altiplano Cundiboyacense
Eastern Ranges, Andes
Country Colombia
Type section
Named forLa Regadera Reservoir
Named byJulivert
LocationUsme, Bogotá
Year defined1963
Coordinates4°23′30.8″N 74°08′26.3″W / 4.391889°N 74.140639°W / 4.391889; -74.140639
RegionCundinamarca
Country Colombia

Paleogeography of Northern South America
50 Ma, by Ron Blakey

The Regadera Formation (Spanish: Formación Regadera, E2r, Tpr) is a geological formation of the Bogotá savanna, Altiplano Cundiboyacense, Eastern Ranges of the Colombian Andes. The predominantly sandstone and conglomeratic formation, with pink shale beds intercalated, dates to the Paleogene period; Middle to Late Eocene epoch, and has a maximum thickness of 765 metres (2,510 ft).