List of fossiliferous stratigraphic units in Ecuador

This is a list of fossiliferous stratigraphic units in Ecuador.

List of fossiliferous stratigraphic units

GroupFormationPeriodNotes
Cangahua FormationLate Pleistocene[1]
Tablazo FormationLate Pliocene-Late Pleistocene[2]
Jama FormationPliocene-Early Pleistocene[3]
Canoa FormationPiacenzian-Calabrian[4]
Esmeraldas FormationEarly Pliocene[5]
DauleOnzole FormationEarly Pliocene[6][7]
Cachabi FormationLate Miocene-Early Pliocene[8]
Punta Gorda FormationLate Miocene-Early Pliocene[9]
SantiagoAngostura FormationLate Miocene[10]
Picaderos FormationLate Miocene[11]
Borbón FormationMiddle Miocene[12]
Santiago FaciesEarly-Mid Miocene[13]
Pebas FormationAquitanian-Tortonian[14]
Letrero FormationLate Miocene[15]
Azogues FormationMiddle Miocene[16]
Daule FormationMiddle Miocene[17]
San Cayetano FormationMiddle Miocene[18]
NabónIguincha FormationMiddle Miocene[19]
Latrero FormationMiddle Miocene[20]
Biblián FormationMiocene[21]
Viche FormationLanghian[22]
ProgresoProgreso FormationEarly-Mid Miocene[23][24]
SubibajaDos Bocas FormationChattian[25][26]
Posojra FormationEarly-Late Oligocene[27]
Zapallo FormationLate Eocene[28]
AncónSeca FormationLate Eocene[29]
NapoUpper Napo FormationEarly Coniacian-Santonian[30]
Middle Napo FormationTuronian[31]
Lower Napo FormationCenomanian[32]
Basal Napo FormationAlbian[33][34]
AlamorCazaderos FormationAlbian-Cenomanian[35]
Ciano FormationLate Aptian-Early Albian[36]

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