Tablazo Formation | |
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Stratigraphic range: Mid Pleistocene (Lujanian) ~ | |
Type | Geological formation |
Lithology | |
Primary | Claystone, sandstone |
Location | |
Coordinates | 1°12′S 80°48′W / 1.2°S 80.8°W |
Region | Santa Elena Province |
Country | ![]() |
Type section | |
Named for | Cerro El Tablazo |
The Tablazo Formation is a Middle Pleistocene geologic formation of Santa Elena Province in western Ecuador. The claystones and sandstones were deposited in an estuarine environment.[1]
The formation has provided the following fossils:[1]
An association of two subadult and one adult specimen of Smilodon fatalis was reported from the formation by Reynolds, Seymour & Evans (2021), who interpret the subadult specimens as likely to be siblings, and evaluate the implications of this finding for the knowledge of the life history of S. fatalis.[4]