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Quebrada Camarones [Esmeraldas Fm], Esmeraldas Province, Ecuador
| Lat/Long (Decimal) | 0.95,-79.6167 |
|---|---|
| Co-ordinates Derivation | based on political unit |
| Given Location | Manabi, Ecuador |
| Mindat.org Region (for given coordinates) | Esmeraldas Province, Ecuador |
Collections
| Collection | Reference | Stratigraphic Name | Comments | Lithology | Age |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Quebrada Camarones [Esmeraldas Fm] | Olsson A. A. (1964) | Esmeraldas | AGE: Stated to be Late Miocene in text; Early Pliocene following Beu (2010). COMMENTS: thought to be equivalent to the Borbon formation of the Rio Santiago section, resting unconformably on top of conglomerate beds containing Turritella altilira and other Miocene fossils probably not greater than 300 meters in thickness overlain unconformably by massive to wellbedded brown sandstones The beds at Quebrada Camarones have a low notherly to nearly horizontal dip, the cutbanks showing bare exp | sandstone | 5.333 - 3.6 Ma Neogene |
Recorded Fossils
References
Data courtesy of: PBDB: The Paleobiology Database, Creative Commons CC-BY licenced. , GBIF: the Global Biodiversity Information Facility, various licences, iDigBio, various licences, and EOL: The Encyclopedia of Life (Open Data Public Domain). Because fossils are made of minerals too!
