Cangahua Formation

Cangahua Formation
Stratigraphic range: Late Pleistocene
(Lujanian)
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TypeGeological formation
Location
Coordinates0°12′N 78°30′W / 0.2°N 78.5°W / 0.2; -78.5
RegionPichincha Province
CountryEcuador
ExtentSierra Region
Type section
Named forCangahua, a local name for adobe.
Cangahua Formation is located in Ecuador
Cangahua Formation
Cangahua Formation (Ecuador)

The Cangahua Formation is a Late Pleistocene (Lujanian in the SALMA classification) geologic formation of the Pichincha Province in north-central Ecuador.[1]

Fossil content

The formation has provided insect fossils of:[2]

  • Coprinisphaera ecuadoriensis
  • Phanaeus violetae

See also

References

  1. ^ Cangahua Formation at Fossilworks.org
  2. ^ Zunino, 2013

Bibliography

  • Zunino, Mario (2013), "The first dung beetle retrieved from Coprinisphaeridae ichnofossils: Phanaeus violetae n. sp. (Coleoptera: Scarabaeinae) from Ecuadorian cangahua balls", Acta Zoológica Mexicana, 29 (1): 219–226, doi:10.21829/azm.2013.291397, retrieved 2019-02-09
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