Escudo de Veraguas Formation
| 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′N 81°36′W / 9.1°N 81.6°W / 9.1; -81.6 |
| Approximate paleocoordinates | 9°00′N 81°06′W / 9.0°N 81.1°W / 9.0; -81.1 |
| Region | Bocas del Toro |
| Country |  Panama |
| Type section | |
| Named for | Isla Escudo de Veraguas |
The Escudo de Veraguas Formation is a geologic formation in Panama. It preserves fossils dating back to the Piacenzian to Early Pleistocene period.[1]
Fossil content
Among others, the following fossils have been found in the formations:
- Cancellaria stri[2]
- Diaphus aequalis[3]
See also
References
- ^ Escudo de Veraguas Formation at Fossilworks.org
- ^ Landau et al., 2012
- ^ Schwarzhans & Aguilera, 2013
Bibliography
- Landau, Bernard; Richard E. Petit, and Carlos M. Da Silva. 2012. New Cancellariidae (Mollusca, Gastropoda) from the Miocene Gatun Formation of Panama, with Eleven New Species. Journal of Paleontology 86(6). 907–930. Accessed 2019-02-09.
- Schwarzhans, Werner, and Órangel Aguilera. 2013. Otoliths of the Myctophidae from the Neogene of tropical America. Palaeo Ichthyologica 13. 83–150. Accessed 2019-02-09.