Canoa Formation

The Canoa Formation is a Piacenzian to Calabrian (Chapadmalalan to Uquian in the SALMA classification) geologic formation in Ecuador. The sandstones were deposited in a coastal environment. The formation is correlated to the Charco Azul Formation of western Panama and southeastern Costa Rica.

Canoa Formation
Stratigraphic range: Piacenzian-Calabrian
(Chapadmalalan-Uquian)
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TypeGeological formation
Lithology
PrimarySandstone
Location
Coordinates1.1°S 80.9°W / -1.1; -80.9
Approximate paleocoordinates1.2°S 80.5°W / -1.2; -80.5
RegionManabí & Santa Elena Provinces
Country Ecuador
Type section
Named forCanoa
Canoa Formation (Ecuador)
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