| La Herradura Formation | |
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| Stratigraphic range:Hauterivian | |
 Normal fault in La Herradura Formation,Morro Solar, Peru | |
| Type | Geological formation |
| Unit of | Morro Solar Group |
| Underlies | Salto del Fraile Formation |
| Overlies | Puente Piedra Group |
| Location | |
| Region | Lima Province |
| Country | Peru |
La Herradura Formation (Spanish:Formación La Herradura) is asedimentary formation ofLower Cretaceous age exposed nearthe beach of the same name inLima, Peru. The sediments of the formation reflect a marine near-shore depositional environment.[1]
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