Panama Formation

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Panama Formation
Stratigraphic range: Late Oligocene
Type Formation
Underlies Caraba Formation
Overlies Gatuncillo Formation, Cretaceous basement
Lithology
Primary Sandstone, shale, conglomerate
Other Tuff, limestone
Location
Coordinates 9°06′N79°42′W / 9.1°N 79.7°W / 9.1; -79.7
Approximate paleocoordinates 7°36′N77°18′W / 7.6°N 77.3°W / 7.6; -77.3
Region Panamá Province
CountryFlag of Panama.svg  Panama
Extent Panama Basin
Type section
Named for Panama
Panama relief location map.jpg
Orange pog.svg
Panama Formation (Panama)

The Panama Formation (Tp) [1] is a geologic formation in Panama. The formation consists of tuffaceous [2] sandstones, conglomerates, tuffaceous shales and algal and foraminifera-rich limestones, [1] and preserves bivalve fossils of Leopecten gatunensis and Nodipecten sp. and dates back to the Late Oligocene period. [3]

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References

  1. 1 2 Geologic Map, 1980
  2. Woodring, 1957, p.12
  3. Panama Formation at Fossilworks.org

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