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
editAmong others, the following fossils have been found in the formations:
See also
editReferences
edit- ^ Escudo de Veraguas Formation at Fossilworks.org
- ^ Landau et al., 2012
- ^ Schwarzhans & Aguilera, 2013
Bibliography
edit- Landau, Bernard; Petit, Richard E.; Da Silva, Carlos M. (2012), "New Cancellariidae (Mollusca, Gastropoda) from the Miocene Gatun Formation of Panama, with Eleven New Species", Journal of Paleontology, 86 (6): 907–930, Bibcode:2012JPal...86..907L, doi:10.1666/12-043R.1, retrieved 2019-02-09
- Schwarzhans, Werner; Aguilera, Órangel (2013), "Otoliths of the Myctophidae from the Neogene of tropical America", Palaeo Ichthyologica, 13: 83–150, retrieved 2019-02-09