Tobabe Formation

Tobabe Formation
Stratigraphic range: Messinian
Type	Formation
Lithology
Primary	Conglomerate
Other	Sandstone
Location
Coordinates	9°06′N81°48′W / 9.1°N 81.8°W / 9.1; -81.8
Approximate paleocoordinates	8°54′N80°54′W / 8.9°N 80.9°W / 8.9; -80.9
Region	Bocas del Toro
Country	Panama
Type section
Named for	Tobabe
Tobabe Formation (Panama)

The Tobabe Formation is a geologic formation in Panama. The conglomerates and sandstones preserve fossils dating back to the Messinian period. ^[1]

Fossil content

The formation has provided the following fossils:

• Hepatus biformis ^[2]
• Iliacantha panamanica ^[3]
• Leucosilia bananensis ^[4]
• Portunus gabbi ^[5]
• Raninoides cf. benedicti ^[6]
• Thoe asperoides ^[7]
• ?Balaenopteroidea indet. ^[8]

See also

• List of fossiliferous stratigraphic units in Panama

References

1. Tobabe Formation at Fossilworks.org
2. Todd & Collins, 2005, p.55
3. Todd & Collins, 2005, p.72
4. Todd & Collins, 2005, p.61
5. Todd & Collins, 2005, p.75
6. Todd & Collins, 2005, p.68
7. Todd & Collins, 2005, p.56
8. Small Plantain Cay at Fossilworks.org

Bibliography

• Todd, Jonathan A.; Collins, Joe S.H. (2005), "Neogene and Quatenary crabs (Crustacea, Decapoda) collected from Costa Rica and Panama by members of the Panama Paleontology Project" (PDF), Bulletin of the Mizunami Fossil Museum , 32: 53–85, retrieved 2019-02-09