Esmeraldas Formation, Ecuador
| Esmeraldas Formation | ||
|---|---|---|
Ma | ||
| Type | Approximate paleocoordinates 0°48′N 79°00′W / 0.8°N 79.0°W | |
| Region | Esmeraldas & Manabí Provinces | |
| Country |  Ecuador | |
| Extent | Borbón Basin | |
| Type section | ||
| Named for | Esmeraldas | |
  Esmeraldas Formation, Ecuador (Ecuador) | ||
The Esmeraldas Formation is an
Description
The
pelagic types, often pure enough to form a foraminiferal ooze-like sediment. On the fresh surface of the rock platform, the formation is hard, and of a gray-black or dark olive-green color. The sediments were deposited in a deep marine environment.[1]
Fossil content
The formation has provided
scaphopod fossils.[1]
See also
References
- ^ a b c Esmeraldas Formation at Fossilworks.org
Further reading
- P. F. Hasson and A. G. Fischer. 1986. Observations on the Neogene of Northwestern Ecuador. Micropaleontology 32(1):32-42
- P. Jung. 1989. Revision of the Strombina-group (Gastropoda; Columbellidae), fossil and living. Schweierische Paläontologische Abhandlungen 111:1-298
- A. A. Olsson. 1964. Neogene Mollusks From Northwestern Ecuador