Pisco Basin (Spanish: Cuenca de Pisco) is a sedimentary basin extending over 300 kilometres (190 mi) in southwestern Peru. [1] The basin has a 2 kilometres (6,600 ft) thick sedimentary …

The Pisco Formation is a geologic formation located in Peru, on the southern coastal desert of Ica and Arequipa. The approximately 640 metres (2,100 ft) thick formation was deposited in the …

Marine sediments accumulated in the Pisco Basin from ca. 40 to 5 million years ago (Di Celma et al., 2022). The inhabitants of this ancient sea bay are now exposed to the desert due to …

6 days ago · The Pisco Basin is a hot, desert area famed for frequent discoveries of ancient marine species and was an extensive sea in ancient times, making it a reservoir of marine …

Jan 21, 2025 · As per Reuters, the fossilized remains were unearthed from Peru's Pisco Basin, a desert region known for its abundance of ancient marine fossils. The discovery site is located …

Dec 4, 2024 · A newly recognized lower Miocene sequence, provisionally named the Tunga Formation, shortens that hiatus. The following database provides location and description of …

Pisco Basin (Spanish: Cuenca de Pisco) is a sedimentary basin extending over 300 kilometres (190 mi) in southwestern Peru. [1] The basin has a 2 kilometres (6,600 ft) thick sedimentary …

The Pisco Basin is a Cenozoic forearc basin in west central Peru. Though outcrops are well exposed, contain little diagenetic overprint, or complex structural deformation, only …

Oct 27, 2021 · Here, we aim to elucidate the deep-time history of this globally important ecosystem based on a detailed palaeoecological analysis of the exceptionally preserved …

Sep 20, 2024 · The East Pisco Basin, occupying the coastal plain of Peru between 13°S and 16°S, is widely known for its extensive Eocene to Quaternary biosiliceous deposits and …