Tablazo Formation, Ecuador
| Tablazo Formation | |
|---|---|
| Stratigraphic range: Mid Pleistocene (Lujanian) ~0.8–0.2 Ma PreꞒ Ꞓ O S D C P T J K Pg N ↓ | |
| Type | Geological formation |
| Lithology | |
| Primary | Claystone, sandstone |
| Location | |
| Coordinates |   Tablazo Formation, Ecuador (Ecuador) |
The Tablazo Formation is a Middle Pleistocene geologic formation of Santa Elena Province in western Ecuador. The claystones and sandstones were deposited in an estuarine environment.[1]
Fossil content
The formation has provided the following fossils:[1]
- Geochelone sp.[2]
- Eremotherium cf. laurillardi
- Notiomastodon platensis (described as Haplomastodon waringii)[3]
- Smilodon fatalis
An association of two subadult and one adult specimen of Smilodon fatalis was reported from the formation by Reynolds, Seymour & Evans (2021), who interpret the subadult specimens as likely to be siblings, and evaluate the implications of this finding for the knowledge of the life history of S. fatalis.[4]
See also
References
- ^ a b Tablazo Formation at Fossilworks.org
- ^ Cadena et al., 2017
- ^ Cantalamessa et al., 2001
- ^ Reynolds et al., 2021
Bibliography
- doi:10.1016/j.isci.2020.101916
- Cadena, Edwin A.; Juan Abella, and Maria D. Gregori. 2017. New findings of Pleistocene fossil turtles (Geoemydidae, Kinosternidae and Chelydridae) from Santa Elena Province, Ecuador. PeerJ 5. e3215. Accessed 2019-02-09.
- Cantalamessa, G.; C. Di Celma; G. Bianucci; G. Carnevale; M. Coltorti; M. Delfino; G. Ficcarelli; M. Moreno Espinosa, and D. Naldini, P. Pieruccini, L. Ragaini, L. Rook, M. Rossi, G. Tito, D. Torre, G. Valleri and W. Landini. 2001. A new vertebrate fossiliferous site from the Late Quaternary at San José on the north coast of Ecuador: preliminary note. Journal of South American Earth Sciences 14. 331–334. Accessed 2017-05-07.
