The Isla Colón Formation is an Early Pleistocene geologic formation in the Bocas del Toro Province of northwestern Panama. It preserves coral fossils. The formation, part of the Bocas del Toro Group, comprises limestones and sandstones deposited in a reefal environment.[1][2]
| Isla Colón Formation | |
|---|---|
| Stratigraphic range: Early Pleistocene | |
| Type | Formation |
| Unit of | Bocas del Toro Group |
| Sub-units | Ground Creek & La Gruta Members |
| Lithology | |
| Primary | Limestone |
| Other | Sandstone |
| Location | |
| Coordinates | 9°18′N 82°06′W / 9.3°N 82.1°W |
| Approximate paleocoordinates | 9°12′N 81°48′W / 9.2°N 81.8°W |
| Region | Bocas del Toro |
| Country |  Panama |
| Type section | |
| Named for | Colón Island |
  Isla Colón Formation (Panama) | |
Fossil content
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editReferences
editBibliography
edit- Ann F. Budd; James D. Woodell; Danwei Huang; James S. Klaus (2019). "Evolution of the Caribbean subfamily Mussinae (Anthozoa: Scleractinia: Faviidae): transitions between solitary and colonial forms". Journal of Systematic Palaeontology. 17 (18): 1581–1616. Bibcode:2019JSPal..17.1581B. doi:10.1080/14772019.2018.1541932. S2CID 92225764.
Further reading
edit- A. F. Budd, K. G. Johnson, T. A. Stemann and B. H. Tompkins. 1999. Pliocene to Pleistocene reef coral assemblages in the Limon Group of Costa Rica. Bulletins of American Paleontology 357:119-158