Tobabe Formation
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| Tobabe Formation | |
|---|---|
| Stratigraphic range: Messinian | |
| Type | Formation |
| Lithology | |
| Primary | Conglomerate |
| Other | Sandstone |
| Location | |
| Coordinates | Lua error in Module:Coordinates at line 489: attempt to index field 'wikibase' (a nil value). |
| Approximate paleocoordinates | Lua error: callParserFunction: function "#coordinates" was not found. |
| Region | Bocas del Toro |
| Country | Panama |
| Type section | |
| Named for | Tobabe |
  Tobabe Formation (Panama) | |
The Tobabe Formation is a geologic formation in Panama. The conglomerates and sandstones preserve fossils dating back to the Messinian period.[1]
Fossil content
[edit | edit source]The formation has provided the following fossils:
- Hepatus biformis[2]
- Iliacantha panamanica[3]
- Leucosilia bananensis[4]
- Portunus gabbi[5]
- Raninoides cf. benedicti[6]
- Thoe asperoides[7]
- ?Balaenopteroidea indet.[8]
See also
[edit | edit source]References
[edit | edit source]- ^ Tobabe Formation at Fossilworks.org
- ^ Todd & Collins, 2005, p.55
- ^ Todd & Collins, 2005, p.72
- ^ Todd & Collins, 2005, p.61
- ^ Todd & Collins, 2005, p.75
- ^ Todd & Collins, 2005, p.68
- ^ Todd & Collins, 2005, p.56
- ^ Small Plantain Cay at Fossilworks.org
Bibliography
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