Cayo Agua Formation

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Cayo Agua Formation
Stratigraphic range: Zanclean-Piacenzian
Type Formation
Unit of Bocas del Toro Group
Lithology
Primary Sandstone
Other Siltstone
Location
Region Bocas del Toro
CountryFlag of Panama.svg  Panama
Type section
Named for Cayo Agua

The Cayo Agua Formation is a geologic formation in Panama. It preserves fossils dating back to the Pliocene period. [1]

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References

  1. Cayo Agua Formation at Fossilworks.org
  2. 1 2 Landau et al., 2012
  3. Schwarzhans & Aguilera, 2013
  4. Aguilera et al., 2016

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