The Panama Formation (Tp)[1] is a geologic formation in Panama. The formation consists of tuffaceous[2] sandstones, conglomerates, tuffaceous shales and algal and foraminifera-rich limestones,[1] and preserves bivalve fossils of Leopecten gatunensis and Nodipecten sp. and dates back to the Late Oligocene period.[3]
| Panama Formation | |
|---|---|
| Stratigraphic range: Late Oligocene | |
| Type | Formation |
| Underlies | Caraba Formation |
| Overlies | Gatuncillo Formation, Cretaceous basement |
| Lithology | |
| Primary | Sandstone, shale, conglomerate |
| Other | Tuff, limestone |
| Location | |
| Coordinates | 9°06′N 79°42′W / 9.1°N 79.7°W |
| Approximate paleocoordinates | 7°36′N 77°18′W / 7.6°N 77.3°W |
| Region | Panamá Province |
| Country |  Panama |
| Extent | Panama Basin |
| Type section | |
| Named for | Panama |
  Panama Formation (Panama) | |
See also edit
References edit
- ^ a b Geologic Map, 1980
- ^ Woodring, 1957, p.12
- ^ Panama Formation at Fossilworks.org
Bibliography edit
- Stewart, R.H.; J.L. Stewart, and W.P. Woodring. 1980. Geologic Map of the Panama Canal and Vicinity, 1. USGS. Accessed 2019-02-09.
- Woodring, W.P. 1957. Geology and Paleontology of Canal Zone and Adjoining Parts of Panama - 306A Geology and description of Tertiary mollusks (Gastropods: Trochidae to Turritellidae), 1–186. USGS. Accessed 2019-02-09.