Isla Colón Formation

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 / 9.3; -82.1Coordinates: 9°18′N 82°06′W / 9.3°N 82.1°W / 9.3; -82.1
Approximate paleocoordinates	9°12′N 81°48′W / 9.2°N 81.8°W / 9.2; -81.8
Region	Bocas del Toro Province
Country	Panama
Type section
Named for	Colón Island

The Isla Colón Formation is a Early Pleistocene geologic formation in Panama. It preserves fossils. The formation, part of the Bocas del Toro Group, comprises limestones and sandstones deposited in a reefal environment.^[1]

See also

• List of fossiliferous stratigraphic units in Panama

References

Further reading

• 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