A new fossiliferous site is described south of Manta on the north coast of Ecuador. Estuarine sediments overlying Quaternary terraced deposits contain abundant vertebrate remains belonging to the following taxa: Eremotherium cf. laurillardi or E. rusconii, Haplomastodon chimborazi,and Geochelone s.l. On the basis of geological context and the fossil assemblage,a probable Early Holocene age is suggested, although a latest Pleistocene age cannot be ruled out. This discovery will provide crucial new information to enhance knowledge of the geologic and faunistic evolution of the area.

A new vertebrate fossiliferous site from Late Quaternary of San José, Manta north coast of Ecuador. Preliminary note / G. CANTALAMESSA; C. DI CELMA; G. BIANUCCI; G. CARNEVALE; M. COLTORTI; M. DELFINO; G. FICCARELLI; M. MORENO-ESPINOSA; D. NALDINI; P. PIERUCCINI; L. RAGAINI; L. ROOK; M. ROSSI; G. TITO; D. TORRE; G. VALLERI; W. LANDINI. - In: JOURNAL OF SOUTH AMERICAN EARTH SCIENCES. - ISSN 0895-9811. - STAMPA. - 14:(2001), pp. 331-334. [10.1016/S0895-9811(01)00027-X]

A new vertebrate fossiliferous site from Late Quaternary of San José, Manta north coast of Ecuador. Preliminary note

FICCARELLI, GIOVANNI;ROOK, LORENZO;TITO, GIUSEPPE;TORRE, DANILO;VALLERI, GIGLIOLA;
2001

Abstract

A new fossiliferous site is described south of Manta on the north coast of Ecuador. Estuarine sediments overlying Quaternary terraced deposits contain abundant vertebrate remains belonging to the following taxa: Eremotherium cf. laurillardi or E. rusconii, Haplomastodon chimborazi,and Geochelone s.l. On the basis of geological context and the fossil assemblage,a probable Early Holocene age is suggested, although a latest Pleistocene age cannot be ruled out. This discovery will provide crucial new information to enhance knowledge of the geologic and faunistic evolution of the area.
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G. CANTALAMESSA; C. DI CELMA; G. BIANUCCI; G. CARNEVALE; M. COLTORTI; M. DELFINO; G. FICCARELLI; M. MORENO-ESPINOSA; D. NALDINI; P. PIERUCCINI; L. RAG...espandi
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