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A new vertebrate fossiliferous site from the Late Quaternary at San José on the north coast of Ecuador: preliminary note

2001; Elsevier BV; Volume: 14; Issue: 3 Linguagem: Inglês

10.1016/s0895-9811(01)00027-x

1873-0647

Gino Cantalamessa, Claudio Di Celma, Giovanni Bianucci, Giorgio Carnevale, Mauro Coltorti, Massimo Delfino, G. Ficcarelli, M. Moreno Espinosa, D. Naldini, Pierluigi Pieruccini, Luca Ragaini, Lorenzo Rook, Mario Rossi, Giuseppe Tito, D. Torre, G. Valleri, Walter Landini,

Pleistocene-Era Hominins and Archaeology

A new fossiliferous site is described south of Manta on the north coast of Ecuador. Estuarine sediments overlying Quaternary terraced deposits contain abundant vertebrate remains belonging to the following taxa: Eremotherium cf. laurillardi or E. rusconii, Haplomastodon chimborazi, and Geochelone s.l. On the basis of geological context and the fossil assemblage, a probable Early Holocene age is suggested, although a latest Pleistocene age cannot be ruled out. This discovery will provide crucial new information to enhance knowledge of the geologic and faunistic evolution of the area.