Valiente Formation

Valiente Formation Stratigraphic range: Serravallian
Type	Formation
Unit of	Bocas del Toro Group
Underlies	Nancy Point Formation
Location
Coordinates	9°12′N 82°06′W / 9.2°N 82.1°W / 9.2; -82.1Coordinates: 9°12′N 82°06′W / 9.2°N 82.1°W / 9.2; -82.1
Approximate paleocoordinates	8°48′N 80°18′W / 8.8°N 80.3°W / 8.8; -80.3
Region	Bocas del Toro
Country	Panama
Type section
Named for
Valiente Formation (Panama)

The Valiente Formation is a geologic formation of the Bocas del Toro Group in the Bocas del Toro Province of northwestern Panama. The formation underlies the Nancy Point Formation and preserves bivalve, gastropod and scaphopod fossils dating back to the Serravallian period.^[1]

See also[]

• List of fossiliferous stratigraphic units in Panama

References[]

Further reading[]

• L. S. Collins and A. G. Coates. 1999. A paleobiotic survey of Caribbean faunas from the Neogene of the Isthmus of Panama. Bulletins of American Paleontology (357)