Armuelles Formation

Armuelles Formation
Stratigraphic range: Early Pleistocene
Type	Formation
Unit of	Charco Azul Group
Overlies	Penita & Charco Azul Formations
Lithology
Primary	Siltstone
Other	Sandstone, conglomerate
Location
Region	Limón Province, Chiriquí Province
Country	Costa Rica, Panama
Type section
Named for	Puerto Armuelles

The Armuelles Formation is a geologic formation in Costa Rica and Panama. It preserves fossils. ^[1]

Fossil content

• Axelella nutrita - Panama ^[2]

See also

• List of fossiliferous stratigraphic units in Costa Rica
• List of fossiliferous stratigraphic units in Panama

References

1. Armuelles Formation at Fossilworks.org
2. Landau et al., 2012

Bibliography

• Bernard Landau; Richard E. Petit; Walter Etter; Carlos M. da Silva (2012). "New species and records of Cancellariinae (Caenogastropoda) from tropical America, together with a catalogue of Neogene to Recent species from this region". Cainozoic Research. 9 (2): 193–279.