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 Province |
| Country |  Panama |
| Type section | |
| Named for | Colón Island |
The Isla Colón Formation is a Early Pleistocene geologic formation in Panama. It preserves fossils. The formation, part of the Bocas del Toro Group, comprises limestones and sandstones deposited in a reefal environment.[1]
See also
References
- ^ Isla Colón Formation at Fossilworks.org
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
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