The Escudo de Veraguas Formation is a geologic formation in Panama. It preserves fossils dating back to the Piacenzian to Early Pleistocene period.[1]
| 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 |
| Approximate paleocoordinates | 9°00′N 81°06′W / 9.0°N 81.1°W |
| Region | Bocas del Toro |
| Country |  Panama |
| Type section | |
| Named for | Isla Escudo de Veraguas |
  Escudo de Veraguas Formation (Panama) | |
Fossil content edit
Among others, the following fossils have been found in the formations:
See also edit
References edit
- ^ Escudo de Veraguas Formation at Fossilworks.org
- ^ Landau et al., 2012
- ^ Schwarzhans & Aguilera, 2013
Bibliography edit
- 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.