Panama Formation
Panama Formation Stratigraphic range: Late Oligocene | |
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Type | Formation |
Underlies | Caraba Formation |
Overlies | Gatuncillo Formation, Cretaceous basement |
Lithology | |
Primary | Sandstone, shale, conglomerate |
Other | Tuff, limestone |
Location | |
Coordinates | 9°06′N 79°42′W / 9.1°N 79.7°WCoordinates: 9°06′N 79°42′W / 9.1°N 79.7°W |
Approximate paleocoordinates | 7°36′N 77°18′W / 7.6°N 77.3°W |
Region | Panamá Province |
Country | ![]() |
Extent | |
Type section | |
Named for | Panama |
![]() ![]() Panama Formation (Panama) |
The Panama Formation (Tp)[1] is a geologic formation in Panama. The formation consists of tuffaceous[2] sandstones, conglomerates, tuffaceous shales and algal and foraminifera-rich limestones,[1] and preserves bivalve fossils of and Nodipecten sp. and dates back to the Late Oligocene period.[3]
See also[]
- List of fossiliferous stratigraphic units in Panama
References[]
- ^ a b Geologic Map, 1980
- ^ Woodring, 1957, p.12
- ^ Panama Formation at Fossilworks.org
Bibliography[]
- Geologic Map of the Panama Canal and Vicinity, 1. USGS. Accessed 2019-02-09. ; , and . 1980.
- Geology and Paleontology of Canal Zone and Adjoining Parts of Panama - 306A Geology and description of Tertiary mollusks (Gastropods: Trochidae to Turritellidae), 1–186. USGS. Accessed 2019-02-09. . 1957.
Categories:
- Geologic formations of Panama
- Paleogene Panama
- Sandstone formations
- Shale formations
- Conglomerate formations
- Tuff formations
- Limestone formations
- Geography of Panamá Province
- Panama Canal Zone