Earth:Tonosí Formation
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| Tonosí Formation Stratigraphic range: Priabonian (Chadronian) ~38–34 Ma | |
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| Type | Formation |
| Lithology | |
| Primary | Sandstone |
| Location | |
| Coordinates | [ ⚑ ] : 7°24′N 80°24′W / 7.4°N 80.4°W |
| Paleocoordinates | [ ⚑ ] 0°48′N 104°12′W / 0.8°N 104.2°W |
| Region | Los Santos Province |
| Country |  Panama |
| Type section | |
| Named for | Tonosí |
  Tonosí Formation (Panama) | |
The Tonosí Formation is a geologic formation in Panama. It preserves fossils dating back to the Paleogene period (Priabonian).[1]
Fossil content
Among others, the formation has provided fossils of:
- Harrisianella sp.[2]
See also
- List of fossiliferous stratigraphic units in Panama
References
- ↑ Tonosí Formation at Fossilworks.org
- ↑ Woodring, 1973, p.472
Bibliography
- Woodring, W.P. 1973. Geology and Paleontology of Canal Zone and Adjoining Parts of Panama - 306E Description of Tertiary Mollusks (Additions to gastropods, scaphopods, pelecypods: Nuculidae to Malleidae), 1–128. USGS. Accessed 2019-02-09.
Further reading
- A. K. Miller and W. M. Furnish. 1939. Aturias from the Eocene of Panama. Journal of Paleontology 13(1):77-79
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