Isla Colón Formation
| Isla Colón Formation | |
|---|---|
| Stratigraphic range: Early Pleistocene | |
| Type | Formation |
| Unit of | Bocas del Toro Group |
| Sub-units | Ground Creek & La Gruta Members |
| Lithology | |
| Primary | Limestone |
| Other | Sandstone |
| Location | |
| Coordinates | 9°18′N 82°06′W / 9.3°N 82.1°W |
| Approximate paleocoordinates | 9°12′N 81°48′W / 9.2°N 81.8°W |
| Region | Bocas del Toro |
| Country |  Panama |
| Type section | |
| Named for | Colón Island |
  Isla Colón Formation (Panama) | |
The Isla Colón Formation is an Early Pleistocene geologic formation in the Bocas del Toro Province of northwestern Panama. It preserves coral fossils. The formation, part of the Bocas del Toro Group, comprises limestones and sandstones deposited in a reefal environment.[1]
Fossil content
See also
References
- ^ Isla Colón Formation at Fossilworks.org
- ^ Budd et al., 2019
Bibliography
- Ann F. Budd; James D. Woodell; Danwei Huang; 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 (18): 1581–1616. doi:10.1080/14772019.2018.1541932.
Further reading
- A. F. Budd, K. G. Johnson, T. A. Stemann and B. H. Tompkins. 1999. Pliocene to Pleistocene reef coral assemblages in the Limon Group of Costa Rica. Bulletins of American Paleontology 357:119-158