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Punta la Gorda, Manabí Province, Ecuador
| Lat/Long (Decimal) | -0.633333,-80.4667 |
|---|---|
| Co-ordinates Derivation | stated in text |
| Given Location | Esmeraldas, Ecuador |
| Mindat.org Region (for given coordinates) | Manabí Province, Ecuador |
Collections
| Collection | Reference | Stratigraphic Name | Comments | Lithology | Age |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Punta la Colorada | Longbottom A. E. (1979) | Onzole - Upper | Age after Boessenecker et al., 2019. Onzole Fm. considered Miocene in Longbottom (1979). Most recently, Punta La Colorada locality has been considered Pliocene by Cione et al. 2007, based on Aalto and Miller, 1999. | not reported | 5.333 - 3.6 Ma Neogene |
| Punta la Gorda | Longbottom A. E. (1979) | Onzole - Upper | Onzole Fm. considered Miocene in Longbottom (1979). Most recently, Punta La Gorda locality has been considered Pliocene (Aalto and Miller, 1999). Also see Cione et al., 2007. | not reported | 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!
