Escudo de Veraguas Formation

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Escudo de Veraguas Formation
Stratigraphic range: Piacenzian-Early Pleistocene
Type Formation
Unit of Bocas del Toro Group
Overlies Shark Hole Point Formation
Lithology
Primary Siltstone, sandstone
Location
Coordinates 9°06′N81°36′W / 9.1°N 81.6°W / 9.1; -81.6 Coordinates: 9°06′N81°36′W / 9.1°N 81.6°W / 9.1; -81.6
Approximate paleocoordinates 9°00′N81°06′W / 9.0°N 81.1°W / 9.0; -81.1
Region Bocas del Toro
CountryFlag of Panama.svg  Panama
Type section
Named for Isla Escudo de Veraguas
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Escudo de Veraguas Formation (Panama)

The Escudo de Veraguas Formation is a geologic formation in Panama. It preserves fossils dating back to the Piacenzian to Early Pleistocene period. [1]

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Fossil content

Among others, the following fossils have been found in the formations:

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References

  1. Escudo de Veraguas Formation at Fossilworks.org
  2. Landau et al., 2012
  3. Schwarzhans & Aguilera, 2013

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