A REVIEW OF THE FOSSIL RECORD OF ECUADOR, WITH INSIGHTS ABOUT ITS CHALLENGES AND FUTURE DEVELOPMENT

Authors

  • Edwin Cadena Universidad del Rosario, Facultad de Ciencias Naturales y Matemáticas, Grupo de Investigación en Paleontología Neotropical Tradicional y Molecular (PALEONEO), Cra 26 63b-48, 111221, Bogotá
  • Jose Luis Román-Carrión Instituto de Ciencias Biológicas, Museo de Historia Natural “Gustavo Orcés V.”, Escuela Politécnica Nacional, Ladrón de Guevara E11-253, 170604, Quito

Keywords:

Ecuador. Paleontology. South America. Paleobiodiversity. Fossils

Abstract

Here we present a review of paleontology in Ecuador for the last three centuries, including the most significant studies, localities and their fossil record. This review is focused on four major fields of paleontology, which are: vertebrate paleontology, invertebrate paleontology, paleobotany and micropaleontology-palynology. The main fossil discoveries for each of these fields are ordered chronologically by date of publication and summarized in tables, maps and figures. Finally, we briefly discuss the current and near future challenges of paleontological research in the country.

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Published

2018-11-20

Issue

Vol. 55 No. 5 (2018)

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A REVIEW OF THE FOSSIL RECORD OF ECUADOR, WITH INSIGHTS ABOUT ITS CHALLENGES AND FUTURE DEVELOPMENT. (2018). Ameghiniana, 55(5), 571-591. https://ameghiniana.org.ar/index.php/ameghiniana/article/view/3167