The continental Uruguayan Cenozoic: an overview

Although Quaternary study in Uruguay was started in the 1970s, internationa l diffusion of the results has been limited. This contribution is an updati ng of the continental aeolian and fluvial Cenozoic period, reinterpreted mo stly from a geomorphological perspective. We discuss the limitations in the usage of chronostratigraphic generalizations in the Cenozoic based on a li thostratigraphic interpretation. The upper Pleistocene and the Holocene are reinterpreted through available C-14 dates, presenting a comparative preli minary table with the geological formations found in the neighbouring Argen tine Provinces of Entre Rios and Corrientes. (C) 2000 Elsevier Science Ltd and INQUA. All rights reserved.