Tonosí Formation
| Tonosí Formation Stratigraphic range: Priabonian | |
|---|---|
| Type | Formation |
| Lithology | |
| Primary | Sandstone |
| Location | |
| Coordinates | 7°24′N 80°24′W / 7.4°N 80.4°WCoordinates: 7°24′N 80°24′W / 7.4°N 80.4°W |
| Approximate paleocoordinates | 0°48′N 104°12′W / 0.8°N 104.2°W |
| Country |
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The Tonosí Formation is a geologic formation in Panama. It preserves fossils dating back to the Paleogene period (Priabonian).[1]
See also
References
- ↑ Tonosí Formation at Fossilworks.org
Further reading
- A. K. Miller and W. M. Furnish. 1939. Aturias from the Eocene of Panama. Journal of Paleontology 13(1):77-79
- W. P. Woodring. 1973. Geology and paleontology of canal zone and adjoing parts of Panama: Description of Tertiary mollusks (additions to gastropods, scaphopods, pelecypods: Nuculidae to Malleidae). United States Geological Survey Professional Paper 306(E):453-539
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