The Old Bank Formation is a geologic formation in Bocas del Toro Province, Panama. It preserves coral fossils dating back to the Messinian period.[1]
| Old Bank Formation | |
|---|---|
| Stratigraphic range: Messinian | |
| Type | Formation |
| Sub-units | Fish Hole Member |
| Lithology | |
| Primary | Limestone |
| Location | |
| Coordinates | 9°18′N 82°06′W / 9.3°N 82.1°W |
| Approximate paleocoordinates | 9°06′N 81°12′W / 9.1°N 81.2°W |
| Region | Bocas del Toro |
| Country |  Panama |
  Old Bank Formation (Panama) | |
Fossil content
editSee also
editReferences
edit- ^ Old Bank Formation at Fossilworks.org
- ^ a b Budd et al., 2019
Bibliography
edit- Budd, Ann F.; Woodell, James D.; Huang, Danwei; Klaus, James S. (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
Further reading
edit- J. S. Klaus, D. F. McNeill, A. F. Budd and A. G. Coates. 2012. Neogene reef coral assemblages of the Bocas del Toro region, Panama: the rise of Acropora palmata. Coral Reefs 31(1):191-203