Bocas del Toro Group

Bocas del Toro Group
Stratigraphic range: Serravallian-Early Pleistocene
Type Group
Sub-units Swan Cay, Isla Colón, Escudo de Veraguas, Cayo Agua, Shark Hole Point, Nancy Point & Valiente Formations
Lithology
Primary Sandstone, siltstone, limestone
Location
Coordinates 9°06′N 82°00′W / 9.1°N 82.0°W / 9.1; -82.0Coordinates: 9°06′N 82°00′W / 9.1°N 82.0°W / 9.1; -82.0
Approximate paleocoordinates 9°06′N 81°42′W / 9.1°N 81.7°W / 9.1; -81.7
Region Bocas del Toro Province
Country  Panama
Type section
Named for Bocas del Toro

The Bocas del Toro Group is a geologic group in Panama. It preserves fossils dating back to the Serravallian to Early Pleistocene period. The group comprises the Swan Cay, Isla Colón, Escudo de Veraguas, Cayo Agua, Shark Hole Point, Nancy Point and Valiente Formations.[1]

See also

References

  1. ↑ Bocas del Toro Group at Fossilworks.org


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