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]
| Biblián Formation | |
|---|---|
| Stratigraphic range: Early Miocene (Colhuehuapian) ~ | |
| Type | Geological formation |
| Underlies | Loyola Formation |
| Location | |
| Coordinates | 2°48′S 78°54′W / 2.8°S 78.9°W |
| Approximate paleocoordinates | 3°30′S 76°00′W / 3.5°S 76.0°W |
| Region | Cañar Province |
| Country |  Ecuador |
| Extent | Cuenca Basin |
| Type section | |
| Named for | Biblián, Biblián Canton |
  Biblián Formation (Ecuador) | |
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edit- S. E. Johnson and R. H. Madden. 1997. Uruguaytheriine Astrapotheres of Tropical South America. In R. F. Kay, R. H. Madden, R. L. Cifelli, J. J. Flynn (eds.), Vertebrate Paleontology in the Neotropics. The Miocene fauna of La Venta, Colombia 355-382