Fernando Etayo

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]

Dr.

Fernando Etayo
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)

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 MaastrichtianLa Luna FormationMachiques1986
[10]
Late Campanian
CampanianOlini GroupPiedras1969
[11]
Santonian
Conejo FormationToca1969
[12]
Turonian
La Frontera FormationAlbán1969
[13]
Turonian
Cenomanian		Capacho FormationChiscas1985
[14]
Chipaque FormationChipaque1964
[15]
Simijaca FormationSimijaca1969
[16]
CenomanianChuruvita FormationSáchica-Samacá1968
[17]
Early CenomanianHiló FormationApulo-Anapoima1969
[18]
Late Albian
CenomanianChiquinquirá SandstoneChiquinquirá1968
[19]
Mid Aptian
Early ConiacianGüagüaquí GroupGüagüaquí River1979
[20]
Mid Albian
Early-Mid AlbianPuerto Romero FormationPuerto Boyacá1979
[20]
Early AlbianCapotes FormationBituima-Guayabal1969
[21]
La Naveta FormationBogotá River1969
[22]
Early Albian
Late Aptian		Tibú-Mercedes FormationPamplona1986
[23]
Tablazo FormationSutamarchán1968
[19]
Late AptianSocotá FormationApulo1969
[24]
Early AptianTrincheras FormationApulo1969
[25]
Late AptianPaja FormationVilla de Leyva1968
[26]
Late Hauterivian
Early HauterivianRitoque FormationVilla de Leyva1968
[27]
ValanginianRosablanca FormationMesa de Los Santos1968
[27]
Early ValanginianCumbre FormationArcabuco-Moniquirá1969
[28]
BerriasianArcabuco FormationArcabuco1985
[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
  • 1994 - Estudios geológicos del Valle Superior del Magdalena
  • 1986 - Evaluación de los recursos minerales no combustibles de Colombia
  • 1983 - Mapa de terrenos geológicos de Colombia
  • 1979 - Zonation of the Cretaceous of central Colombia by ammonites

Articles
  • 2009 - Bioestratigrafía de la Plancha 210 Guateque
  • 1985 - Paleontología estratigráfica del sistema Cretácico en la Sierra Nevada del Cocuy
  • 1979 - La fauna de moluscos del Paleoceno de Colombia. I. Moluscos de una capa del Paleoceno de Manantial (Guajira)
  • 1968 - El Sistema Cretáceo en la región de Villa de Leiva y zonas próximas
  • 1964 - Posición de las faunas en los depósitos cretácicos colombianos y su valor en la subdivisión cronológica de los mismos
  • 1962 - Comprobación biométrica de las especies Codakia orbicularis y Codakia orbiculata

See also

References
  1. (in Spanish) Curriculum Vitae Fernando Etayo
  2. (in Spanish) Etayo, 1962, Codakia orbicularis & Codakia orbiculata
  3. (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. 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. Rodríguez & Solano, 2000, p.32
  20. 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. Rodríguez & Solano, 2000, p.30
  28. Rodríguez & Solano, 2000, p.29
  29. Rodríguez & Solano, 2000, p.28

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Notable works by Etayo

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