Urraca Formation
Urraca Formation Stratigraphic range: Early Pleistocene | |
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Type | Formation |
Sub-units | Hill Point & Mimitimbi Members |
Lithology | |
Primary | Limestone |
Location | |
Coordinates | 9°24′N 82°18′W / 9.4°N 82.3°WCoordinates: 9°24′N 82°18′W / 9.4°N 82.3°W |
Approximate paleocoordinates | 9°24′N 82°00′W / 9.4°N 82.0°W |
Region | Bocas del Toro |
Country | ![]() |
Type section | |
Named for | Urraca private island |
![]() ![]() Urraca Formation (Panama) |
The Urraca Formation is a geologic formation in Panama. The reefal limestone formation preserves coral fossils dating to the Early Pleistocene.[1]
See also[]
- List of fossiliferous stratigraphic units in Panama
References[]
- ^ Urraca Formation at Fossilworks.org
Further reading[]
- J. S. Klaus, D. F. McNeill, A. F. Budd and A. G. Coates. 2012. Neogene reef coral assemblages of the Bocas del Toro region, Panama: the rise of Acropora palmata. Coral Reefs 31(1):191-203
Categories:
- Geologic formations of Panama
- Pleistocene Panama
- Limestone formations
- Reef deposits
- Bocas del Toro Province