Cangahua Formation

Cangahua Formation Stratigraphic range: Late Pleistocene (Lujanian) ~0.8–0.011 Ma PreꞒ Ꞓ O S D C P T J K Pg N ↓
Type	Geological formation
Location
Coordinates	0°12′N 78°30′W / 0.2°N 78.5°W / 0.2; -78.5Coordinates: 0°12′N 78°30′W / 0.2°N 78.5°W / 0.2; -78.5
Region	Pichincha Province
Country	Ecuador
Extent
Type section
Named for
Cangahua Formation (Ecuador)

The Cangahua Formation is a Late Pleistocene (Lujanian in the SALMA classification) geologic formation of the Pichincha Province in north-central Ecuador.^[1]

Fossil content[]

The formation has provided insect fossils of:^[2]

See also[]

• List of fossiliferous stratigraphic units in Ecuador

References[]

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.