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FOSSIL SPECIMENS DISCOVERED IN PERU

Peru's geological and geographical structure reveals different fossils in different regions of the
country. The country has three main regions: the coastal region, the central region that includes the

Andes Mountains, and the Amazon Basin that includes the Amazon rain forest. Most fossil beds lie in the
Andes and areas in the north of the country.
One of Peru's major fossil beds is the Cajamarca Formation in the north of the country. Limestone
comprises the main part of the formation's rock structure. Another important fossil bed is the Pisco

Formation, well known for its fossil fish. This bed has
yielded fossils of thousands of different marine

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The Pisco Formation in the south of the country is one of the major fossil beds.

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