Old Bank Formation
The Old Bank Formation is a geologic formation in Bocas del Toro Province, Panama. It preserves coral fossils dating back to the Messinian period.[1]
Old Bank Formation Stratigraphic range: Messinian | |
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Type | Formation |
Sub-units | Fish Hole Member |
Lithology | |
Primary | Limestone |
Location | |
Coordinates | 9.3°N 82.1°W |
Approximate paleocoordinates | 9.1°N 81.2°W |
Region | Bocas del Toro |
Country | |
Old Bank Formation (Panama) |
Fossil content
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See also
- List of fossiliferous stratigraphic units in Panama
References
- Old Bank Formation at Fossilworks.org
- Budd et al., 2019
Bibliography
- Budd, Ann F.; James D. Woodell; Danwei Huang, and James S. Klaus. 2019. Evolution of the Caribbean subfamily Mussinae (Anthozoa: Scleractinia: Faviidae): transitions between solitary and colonial forms. Journal of Systematic Palaeontology in press. .
Further reading
- J. S. Klaus, D. F. McNeill, A. F. Budd and A. G. Coates. 2012. Neogene reef coral assemblages of the Bocas del Toro region, Panama: the rise of Acropora palmata. Coral Reefs 31(1):191-203
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