Earth:Armuelles Formation

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Short description: Costa Rican geological formation
Armuelles Formation
Stratigraphic range: Early Pleistocene
TypeFormation
Unit ofCharco Azul Group
OverliesPenita & Charco Azul Formations
Lithology
PrimarySiltstone
OtherSandstone, conglomerate
Location
RegionLimón Province
Chiriquí Province
Country Costa Rica
 Panama
Type section
Named forPuerto Armuelles

The Armuelles Formation is a geologic formation in Costa Rica and Panama. It preserves fossils.[1]

Fossil content

  • Axelella nutrita - Panama[2]

See also

  • List of fossiliferous stratigraphic units in Costa Rica
  • List of fossiliferous stratigraphic units in Panama

References

  1. Armuelles Formation at Fossilworks.org
  2. Landau et al., 2012

Bibliography

  • Bernard Landau; Richard E. Petit; Walter Etter; Carlos M. da Silva (2012). "New species and records of Cancellariinae (Caenogastropoda) from tropical America, together with a catalogue of Neogene to Recent species from this region". Cainozoic Research 9 (2): 193–279.