Tobabe Formation
Tobabe Formation Stratigraphic range: Messinian | |
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Type | Formation |
Lithology | |
Primary | Conglomerate |
Other | Sandstone |
Location | |
Coordinates | 9°06′N 81°48′W / 9.1°N 81.8°WCoordinates: 9°06′N 81°48′W / 9.1°N 81.8°W |
Approximate paleocoordinates | 8°54′N 80°54′W / 8.9°N 80.9°W |
Region | Bocas del Toro |
Country | ![]() |
Type section | |
Named for | Tobabe |
![]() ![]() Tobabe Formation (Panama) |
The Tobabe Formation is a geologic formation in Panama. The conglomerates and sandstones preserve fossils dating back to the Messinian period.[1]
Fossil content[]
The formation has provided the following fossils:
See also[]
- List of fossiliferous stratigraphic units in Panama
References[]
- ^ Tobabe Formation at Fossilworks.org
- ^ Todd & Collins, 2005, p.55
- ^ Todd & Collins, 2005, p.72
- ^ Todd & Collins, 2005, p.61
- ^ Todd & Collins, 2005, p.75
- ^ Todd & Collins, 2005, p.68
- ^ Todd & Collins, 2005, p.56
- ^ Small Plantain Cay at Fossilworks.org
Bibliography[]
- Neogene and Quatenary crabs (Crustacea, Decapoda) collected from Costa Rica and Panama by members of the Panama Paleontology Project. 32. 53–85. Accessed 2019-02-09. , and . 2005.
Categories:
- Geologic formations of Panama
- Neogene Panama
- Messinian
- Conglomerate formations
- Sandstone formations
- Beach deposits
- Paleontology in Panama
- Bocas del Toro Province