Old Bank Formation

Old Bank Formation
Stratigraphic range: Messinian
Type	Formation
Sub-units	Fish Hole Member
Lithology
Primary	Limestone
Location
Coordinates	9°18′N82°06′W / 9.3°N 82.1°W / 9.3; -82.1
Approximate paleocoordinates	9°06′N81°12′W / 9.1°N 81.2°W / 9.1; -81.2
Region	Bocas del Toro
Country	Panama
Old Bank Formation (Panama)

The Old Bank Formation is a geologic formation in Bocas del Toro Province, Panama. It preserves coral fossils dating back to the Messinian period. ^[1]

Fossil content

• Antillia coatesi ^[2]
• Trachyphyllia mcneilli ^[2]

See also

• List of fossiliferous stratigraphic units in Panama

References

1. Old Bank Formation at Fossilworks.org
2. Budd et al., 2019

Bibliography

• Budd, Ann F.; Woodell, James D.; Huang, Danwei; Klaus, James S. (2019), "Evolution of the Caribbean subfamily Mussinae (Anthozoa: Scleractinia: Faviidae): transitions between solitary and colonial forms", Journal of Systematic Palaeontology , 17 (18): 1581–1616, Bibcode:2019JSPal..17.1581B, doi:10.1080/14772019.2018.1541932

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