Tonosí Formation
| Tonosí Formation | |
|---|---|
| Stratigraphic range: Priabonian (Chadronian) ~ | |
| Type | Formation |
| Lithology | |
| Primary | Sandstone |
| Location | |
| Coordinates | 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 |
| 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:
See also
References
- ^ Tonosí Formation at Fossilworks.org
- ^ Woodring, 1973, p.472
Bibliography
Further reading
- A. K. Miller and W. M. Furnish. 1939. Aturias from the Eocene of Panama. Journal of Paleontology 13(1):77-79