Dr.

Fernando Etayo
Fernando Etayo Serna
Born
Colombia
NationalityColombian
EducationUniversidad Nacional de Colombia (MSc.)
Alma materUniversity of California, Berkeley (PhD)
Known forBiostratigraphical research, Cretaceous ammonites of Colombia, definitions of geologic formations
AwardsLouderbach Memorial Award in Stratigraphy (1975)
Scientific career
FieldsGeology, geophysics, palaeontology, stratigraphy
InstitutionsINGEOMINAS
ThesisZonation of the Cretaceous of Central Colombia by ammonites (1975)

Fernando Etayo Serna is a Colombian paleontologist and geologist. His contributions on the paleontology in Colombia has been mainly on the descriptions of ammonites and Etayo has helped describing many fossiliferous geologic formations of Colombia. Etayo obtained his MSc. degree in geology and geophysics from the Universidad Nacional de Colombia in 1963, and his PhD in paleontology from the University of California, Berkeley in 1975.[1]

Biography

The first publication by Etayo was about Codakia orbicularis

In 1962, Etayo Serna published his first work about the species Codakia orbicularis and Codakia orbiculata.[2][3] He has defined many geologic formations of Colombia in the 1960s and 1970s.

Etayo, together with fellow paleontologist María Páramo, collaborated in describing the first dinosaur fossil found in Colombia, Padillasaurus from the Paja Formation, close to Villa de Leyva, Boyacá.[4][5] His work has been focused on the descriptions of the various ammonites found in the same formation.[6] He also co-authored the 2016 publication about Stenorhynchosaurus munozi, found in the same formation.[7]

Etayo has published in Spanish and English.[8] In 1975, the year Etayo received his PhD degree, he was awarded the Louderbach Memorial Award in Stratigraphy from the University of California, Berkeley.[1]

The ungulate Etayoa bacatensis, found in the Late Paleocene to Early Eocene Bogotá Formation south of Bogotá, has been named in honour of Etayo.[9]

Formations described by Etayo

Oyster fossils from the Chipaque Formation
Heinzia, known from the Trincheras Fm.
Padillasaurus leivaensis from the Paja Fm.
Age Formation Type locality Year Notes
Early Maastrichtian La Luna Formation Machiques 1986
[10]
Late Campanian
Campanian Olini Group Piedras 1969
[11]
Santonian
Conejo Formation Toca 1969
[12]
Turonian
La Frontera Formation Albán 1969
[13]
Turonian
Cenomanian		 Capacho Formation Chiscas 1985
[14]
Chipaque Formation Chipaque 1964
[15]
Simijaca Formation Simijaca 1969
[16]
Cenomanian Churuvita Formation Sáchica-Samacá 1968
[17]
Early Cenomanian Hiló Formation Apulo-Anapoima 1969
[18]
Late Albian
Cenomanian Chiquinquirá Sandstone Chiquinquirá 1968
[19]
Mid Aptian
Early Coniacian Güagüaquí Group Güagüaquí River 1979
[20]
Mid Albian
Early-Mid Albian Puerto Romero Formation Puerto Boyacá 1979
[20]
Early Albian Capotes Formation Bituima-Guayabal 1969
[21]
La Naveta Formation Bogotá River 1969
[22]
Early Albian
Late Aptian		 Tibú-Mercedes Formation Pamplona 1986
[23]
Tablazo Formation Sutamarchán 1968
[19]
Late Aptian Socotá Formation Apulo 1969
[24]
Early Aptian Trincheras Formation Apulo 1969
[25]
Late Aptian Paja Formation Villa de Leyva 1968
[26]
Late Hauterivian
Early Hauterivian Ritoque Formation Villa de Leyva 1968
[27]
Valanginian Rosablanca Formation Mesa de Los Santos 1968
[27]
Early Valanginian Cumbre Formation Arcabuco-Moniquirá 1969
[28]
Berriasian Arcabuco Formation Arcabuco 1985
[29]
Tithonian

Works

Etayo has contributed to the understanding of ammonites of Colombia, seen here close to Villa de Leyva

This list is a selection.[1][3][8]

Books

Articles

See also

References

  1. ^ a b c (in Spanish) Curriculum Vitae Fernando Etayo
  2. ^ (in Spanish) Etayo, 1962, Codakia orbicularis & Codakia orbiculata
  3. ^ a b (in Spanish) Curriculum Vitae 2 Fernando Etayo
  4. ^ Carballido et al., 2015
  5. ^ (in Spanish) Este es el Padillasaurus, el primer dinosaurio colombiano - El Tiempo
  6. ^ (in Spanish) Científicos descubren el primer dinosaurio en suelo colombiano - Scientific American
  7. ^ Páramo et al., 2016
  8. ^ a b Fernando Etayo at WorldCat.org
  9. ^ Villarroel, 1987
  10. ^ Rodríguez & Solano, 2000, p.64
  11. ^ Rodríguez & Solano, 2000, p.23
  12. ^ Acosta & Ulloa, 2002, p.48
  13. ^ Acosta & Ulloa, 2002, p.47
  14. ^ Rodríguez & Solano, 2000, p.63
  15. ^ Acosta & Ulloa, 2002, p.54
  16. ^ Acosta & Ulloa, 2002, p.45
  17. ^ Rodríguez & Solano, 2000, p.33
  18. ^ Acosta & Ulloa, 2002, p.44
  19. ^ a b Rodríguez & Solano, 2000, p.32
  20. ^ a b Rodríguez & Solano, 2000, p.22
  21. ^ Acosta & Ulloa, 2002, p.42
  22. ^ Acosta & Ulloa, 2002, p.38
  23. ^ Rodríguez & Solano, 2000, p.62
  24. ^ Acosta & Ulloa, 2002, p.41
  25. ^ Acosta & Ulloa, 2002, p.39
  26. ^ Rodríguez & Solano, 2000, p.31
  27. ^ a b Rodríguez & Solano, 2000, p.30
  28. ^ Rodríguez & Solano, 2000, p.29
  29. ^ Rodríguez & Solano, 2000, p.28

Bibliography

Notable works by Etayo

Maps

External links

Paleontology in Colombia
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