Tobabe Formation
| Tobabe Formation | |
|---|---|
| Stratigraphic range: Messinian | |
| Type | Formation |
| Lithology | |
| Primary | Conglomerate |
| Other | Sandstone |
| Location | |
| Coordinates | 9°06′N 81°48′W / 9.1°N 81.8°W / 9.1; -81.8 |
| Approximate paleocoordinates | 8°54′N 80°54′W / 8.9°N 80.9°W / 8.9; -80.9 |
| Region | Bocas del Toro |
| Country |  Panama |
| Type section | |
| Named for | Tobabe |
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
References
- ^ Tobabe Formation at Fossilworks.org
- ^ Todd & Collins, 2005, p.55
- ^ Todd & Collins, 2005, p.72
- ^ Todd & Collins, 2005, p.61
- ^ Todd & Collins, 2005, p.75
- ^ Todd & Collins, 2005, p.68
- ^ Todd & Collins, 2005, p.56
- ^ Small Plantain Cay at Fossilworks.org
Bibliography
- Todd, Jonathan A., and Joe S.H. Collins. 2005. Neogene and Quatenary crabs (Crustacea, Decapoda) collected from Costa Rica and Panama by members of the Panama Paleontology Project. Bulletin of the Mizunami Fossil Museum 32. 53–85. Accessed 2019-02-09.