Biblián Formation Explained

Biblián Formation
Type:Geological formation
Age:Early Miocene
(Colhuehuapian)
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Period:Burdigalian
Namedfor:Biblián, Biblián Canton
Region:Cañar Province
Coordinates:-2.8°N -78.9°W
Paleocoordinates:-3.5°N -76°W
Underlies:Loyola Formation
Extent:Cuenca Basin

The Biblián Formation is an Early Miocene (Colhuehuapian in the SALMA classification) geologic formation of the Cuenca Basin in Ecuador. Fossils of Xenastrapotherium aequatorialis have been found in the formation.[1]

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  1. http://www.fossilworks.org/cgi-bin/bridge.pl?a=collectionSearch&collection_no=144675 Point 354989 Anzogues Topographic Sheet Ecuador