| Tablazo Formation | |
| Type: | Geological formation |
| Age: | Mid Pleistocene (Lujanian) ~ |
| Period: | Tarantian |
| Prilithology: | Claystone, sandstone |
| Namedfor: | Cerro El Tablazo |
| Region: | Santa Elena Province |
| Coordinates: | -1.2°N -80.8°W |
The Tablazo Formation is a Middle Pleistocene geologic formation of Santa Elena Province in western Ecuador. The claystones and sandstones were deposited in an estuarine environment.[1]
The formation has provided the following fossils:[1]
An association of two subadult and one adult specimen of Smilodon fatalis was reported from the formation by Reynolds, Seymour & Evans (2021), who interpret the subadult specimens as likely to be siblings, and evaluate the implications of this finding for the knowledge of the life history of S. fatalis.[4]