Cangahua Formation
The Cangahua Formation is a Late Pleistocene (Lujanian in the SALMA classification) geologic formation of the Pichincha Province in north-central Ecuador.[1]
| Cangahua Formation Stratigraphic range: Late Pleistocene (Lujanian) ~0.8–0.011 Ma | |
|---|---|
| Type | Geological formation |
| Location | |
| Coordinates | 0.2°N 78.5°W |
| Region | Pichincha Province |
| Country |  Ecuador |
| Extent | Sierra Region |
| Type section | |
| Named for | Cangahua balls |
  Cangahua Formation (Ecuador) | |
Fossil content
The formation has provided insect fossils of:[2]
- Coprinisphaera ecuadoriensis
- Phanaeus violetae
References
- Cangahua Formation at Fossilworks.org
- Zunino, 2013
Bibliography
- Zunino, Mario. 2013. The first dung beetle retrieved from Coprinisphaeridae ichnofossils: Phanaeus violetae n. sp. (Coleoptera: Scarabaeinae) from Ecuadorian cangahua balls. Acta Zoológica Mexicana 29. 219–226. Accessed 2019-02-09.
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