Tablazo Formation, Ecuador

Tablazo Formation
Stratigraphic range: Mid Pleistocene
(Lujanian)
~0.8–0.2 Ma
↓
TypeGeological formation
Lithology
PrimaryClaystone, sandstone
Location
Coordinates1°12′S 80°48′W / 1.2°S 80.8°W / -1.2; -80.8
RegionSanta Elena Province
Country Ecuador
Type section
Named forCerro El Tablazo
Tablazo Formation, Ecuador is located in Ecuador
Tablazo Formation, Ecuador
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]

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

  1. ^ a b Tablazo Formation at Fossilworks.org
  2. ^ Cadena et al., 2017
  3. ^ Cantalamessa et al., 2001
  4. ^ Reynolds et al., 2021

Bibliography

  • Reynolds, A. R.; Seymour, K. L.; Evans, D. C. (2021), "Smilodon fatalis siblings reveal life history in a saber-toothed cat", iScience, 24 (1): Article 101916, Bibcode:2021iSci...24j1916R, doi:10.1016/j.isci.2020.101916, PMC 7835254, PMID 33532710
  • Cadena, Edwin A.; Abella, Juan; Gregori, Maria D. (2017), "New findings of Pleistocene fossil turtles (Geoemydidae, Kinosternidae and Chelydridae) from Santa Elena Province, Ecuador", PeerJ, 5: e3215, doi:10.7717/peerj.3215, PMC 5401626, PMID 28439472
  • Cantalamessa, G.; Di Celma, C.; Bianucci, G.; Carnevale, G.; Coltorti, M.; Delfino, M.; Ficcarelli, G.; Moreno Espinosa, M.; P. Pieruccini, L. Ragaini, L. Rook, M. Rossi, G. Tito, D. Torre, G. Valleri and W. Landini, D. Naldini (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 (3): 331–334, Bibcode:2001JSAES..14..331C, doi:10.1016/S0895-9811(01)00027-X{{citation}}: CS1 maint: multiple names: authors list (link)