List of fossiliferous stratigraphic units in Central America

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Fossiliferous stratigraphic units in Central America

This page lists the fossiliferous stratigraphic units in Central America.

Belize

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Fossiliferous stratigraphic units in Belize

Ambergris Cay Limestone

Group	Formation	Period	Notes
	Ambergris Cay Limestone	Late Pleistocene	^[1]

El Salvador

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Fossiliferous stratigraphic units in El Salvador

Cuscatlán Formation

Group	Formation	Period	Notes
	Cuscatlán Formation	Blancan-Irvingtonian	^[2]

Guatemala

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Fossiliferous stratigraphic units in Guatemala

Group	Formation	Period	Notes
	Herreria Formation	Miocene	^[3]
	Campur Formation	Turonian-Maastrichtian	^[4]
	Ixcoy Formation	Aptian-Maastrichtian	^[5]
Santa Rosa Group	Chocal Formation	Artinskian-Kungurian	^[6]

Honduras

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Fossiliferous stratigraphic units in Honduras

Gracias Formation

Esquias Formation

Valle de Ángeles Redbeds

Cantarranas Formation

Agua Fría Formation

El Plan Formation

Group	Formation	Period	Notes
	Gracias Formation	Miocene	^[7]
Valle de Ángeles Group	Esquias Formation	Late Albian-Early Turonian	^[8]
Valle de Ángeles Group	Valle de Ángeles Redbeds	Late Albian-Early Cenomanian	^[9]
	Cantarranas Formation	Valanginian	^[10]
	Agua Fría Formation	Bathonian	^[11]
	El Plan Formation	Middle Jurassic	^[12]

Nicaragua

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Fossiliferous stratigraphic units in Nicaragua

Las Sierras Formation

El Salto Formation

Brito Formation

Formation	Period	Notes
Las Sierras Formation	Pleistocene	^[13]
El Salto Formation	Early Pliocene	^[14]
Brito Formation	Late Eocene	^[15]

Costa Rica

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Fossiliferous stratigraphic units in Costa Rica

Group	Formation	Period	Notes
Charco Azul Group	Armuelles Formation	Early Pleistocene	^[16]
	Penita Formation	Early Pliocene	^[17]
	Charco Azul Formation	Pliocene	^[18]
Limón Group	Moin Formation	Late Pliocene-Early Pleistocene	^[19]
	Río Banano Formation	Middle Miocene-Piacenzian	^[20]
	Uscari Formation	Late Miocene	^[21]
	Quebrada Chocolate Formation	Miocene	^[22]
	Montezuma Formation	Pleistocene	^[23]
	Paso Real Formation	Late Pliocene-Early Pleistocene	^[24]
	Burica Sandstone	Early Pliocene	^[25]
Taraba Basin Group	Curré Formation	Hemphillian	^[26]
	Limónes Formation	Late Miocene	^[27]
	Punta Judas Formation	Middle Miocene	^[28]
	Juanilla Formation	Chattian	^[29]
	Conglomerado-Arenisca Formation	Late Oligocene	^[30]
	Punta Pelada Formation	Late Oligocene	^[31]
	Pacacua Formation	Oligocene	^[32]
	Descartes Formation	Ypresian-Priabonian	^[33]
	Barra Honda Formation	Late Paleocene	^[34]

Panama

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Fossiliferous stratigraphic units in Panama

Group	Formation	Period	Notes
	Pacific Muck Formation	Late Pleistocene-Holocene	^[35]
	Mount Hope Formation	Early Pleistocene	^[36]
	Urraca Formation	Early Pleistocene	^[37]
Charco Azul Group	Armuelles Formation	Early Pleistocene	^[38]
Charco Azul Group	Charco Azul Formation	Pliocene	^[39]
Bocas del Toro Group	Swan Cay Formation	Early Pleistocene	^[40]
	Isla Colón Formation	Early Pleistocene	^[41]
	Escudo de Veraguas Formation	Piacenzian-Early Pleistocene	^[42]
	Cayo Agua Formation	Zanclean-Piacenzian	^[43]
	Shark Hole Point Formation	Zanclean-Piacenzian	^[44]
	Nancy Point Formation	Messinian	^[45]
	Valiente Formation	Serravallian	^[46]
	Isla Solarte Formation	Piacenzian	^[47]
	Chagres Formation	Tortonian-Messinian	^[48]
	Gatún Formation	Serravallian-Tortonian	^[49]
	Alajuela Formation	Tortonian	^[50]^[51]
	Cucaracha Formation	Hemingfordian	^[52]
	La Boca Formation	Early Miocene	^[53]
	Old Bank Formation	Messinian	^[54]
	Tobabe Formation	Messinian	^[55]
	Tuira Formation	Tortonian	^[56]
	Chucunaque Formation	Tortonian	^[57]
	Culebra Formation	Aquitanian-Burdigalian	^[58]
	Las Cascadas Formation	Arikareean	^[59]
	Caimito Formation	Late Oligocene-Early Miocene	^[60]
	Panama Formation	Late Oligocene	^[61]
	Santiago Formation	Late Oligocene	^[62]
	Bohío Formation	Late Eocene-Late Oligocene	^[63]
	Caraba Formation	Early Oligocene	^[64]
	Tonosí Formation	Priabonian	^[65]
	Gatuncillo Formation	Middle-Late Eocene	^[66]

References

^ Ambergris Limestone at Fossilworks.org
^ Cuscatlán Formation at Fossilworks.org
^ Herreria Formation at Fossilworks.org
^ Campur Formation at Fossilworks.org
^ Ixcoy Formation at Fossilworks.org
^ Chocal Formation at Fossilworks.org
^ Gracias Formation at Fossilworks.org
^ Esquias Formation at Fossilworks.org
^ Silva Romo, 2008, p.27
^ Cantarranas Formation at Fossilworks.org
^ Agua Fría Formation at Fossilworks.org
^ El Plan Formation at Fossilworks.org
^ Las Sierras Formation at Fossilworks.org
^ El Salto Formation at Fossilworks.org
^ Brito Formation at Fossilworks.org
^ Armuelles Formation at Fossilworks.org
^ Penita Formation at Fossilworks.org
^ Charco Azul Formation at Fossilworks.org
^ Moin Formation at Fossilworks.org
^ Río Banano Formation at Fossilworks.org
^ Uscari Formation at Fossilworks.org
^ Quebrada Chocolate Formation at Fossilworks.org
^ Montezuma Formation at Fossilworks.org
^ Paso Real Formation at Fossilworks.org
^ Burica Sandstone at Fossilworks.org
^ Curré Formation at Fossilworks.org
^ Limónes Formation at Fossilworks.org
^ Punta Judas Formation at Fossilworks.org
^ Juanilla Formation at Fossilworks.org
^ Conglomerado-Arenisca Formation at Fossilworks.org
^ Punta Pelada Formation at Fossilworks.org
^ Pacacua Formation at Fossilworks.org
^ Descartes Formation at Fossilworks.org
^ Barra Honda Formation at Fossilworks.org
^ Pacific Muck Formation at Fossilworks.org
^ Mount Hope Formation at Fossilworks.org
^ Urraca Formation at Fossilworks.org
^ Armuelles Formation at Fossilworks.org
^ Charco Azul Formation at Fossilworks.org
^ Swan Cay Formation at Fossilworks.org
^ Isla Colón Formation at Fossilworks.org
^ Escudo de Veraguas Formation at Fossilworks.org
^ Cayo Agua Formation at Fossilworks.org
^ Shark Hole Point Formation at Fossilworks.org
^ Nancy Point Formation at Fossilworks.org
^ Valiente Formation at Fossilworks.org
^ Isla Solarte Formation at Fossilworks.org
^ Chagres Formation at Fossilworks.org
^ Gatún Formation at Fossilworks.org
^ Alajuela Formation at Fossilworks.org
^ Alhajuela Formation at Fossilworks.org
^ Cucaracha Formation at Fossilworks.org
^ La Boca Formation at Fossilworks.org
^ Old Bank Formation at Fossilworks.org
^ Tobabe Formation at Fossilworks.org
^ Tuira Formation at Fossilworks.org
^ Chucunaque Formation at Fossilworks.org
^ Culebra Formation at Fossilworks.org
^ Las Cascadas Formation at Fossilworks.org
^ Caimito Formation at Fossilworks.org
^ Panama Formation at Fossilworks.org
^ Santiago Formation at Fossilworks.org
^ Bohío Formation at Fossilworks.org
^ Caraba Formation at Fossilworks.org
^ Tonosí Formation at Fossilworks.org
^ Gatuncillo Formation at Fossilworks.org

Bibliography

Honduras

Silva Romo, Gilberto (2008), Origen tectónico y evolución de la Cuenca Tehuitzingo-Tepexi, Estado de Puebla (PhD thesis) (PDF), UNAM, pp. 1–209, retrieved 2019-02-19

[1] Ambergris Limestone at Fossilworks.org

[2] Cuscatlán Formation at Fossilworks.org

[3] Herreria Formation at Fossilworks.org

[4] Campur Formation at Fossilworks.org

[5] Ixcoy Formation at Fossilworks.org

[6] Chocal Formation at Fossilworks.org

[7] Gracias Formation at Fossilworks.org

[8] Esquias Formation at Fossilworks.org

[Silva2008_p27-9] Silva Romo, 2008, p.27

[10] Cantarranas Formation at Fossilworks.org

[11] Agua Fría Formation at Fossilworks.org

[12] El Plan Formation at Fossilworks.org

[13] Las Sierras Formation at Fossilworks.org

[14] El Salto Formation at Fossilworks.org

[15] Brito Formation at Fossilworks.org

[16] Armuelles Formation at Fossilworks.org

[17] Penita Formation at Fossilworks.org

[18] Charco Azul Formation at Fossilworks.org

[19] Moin Formation at Fossilworks.org

[20] Río Banano Formation at Fossilworks.org

[21] Uscari Formation at Fossilworks.org

[22] Quebrada Chocolate Formation at Fossilworks.org

[23] Montezuma Formation at Fossilworks.org

[24] Paso Real Formation at Fossilworks.org

[25] Burica Sandstone at Fossilworks.org

[26] Curré Formation at Fossilworks.org

[27] Limónes Formation at Fossilworks.org

[28] Punta Judas Formation at Fossilworks.org

[29] Juanilla Formation at Fossilworks.org

[30] Conglomerado-Arenisca Formation at Fossilworks.org

[31] Punta Pelada Formation at Fossilworks.org

[32] Pacacua Formation at Fossilworks.org

[33] Descartes Formation at Fossilworks.org

[34] Barra Honda Formation at Fossilworks.org

[35] Pacific Muck Formation at Fossilworks.org

[36] Mount Hope Formation at Fossilworks.org

[37] Urraca Formation at Fossilworks.org

[38] Armuelles Formation at Fossilworks.org

[39] Charco Azul Formation at Fossilworks.org

[40] Swan Cay Formation at Fossilworks.org

[41] Isla Colón Formation at Fossilworks.org

[42] Escudo de Veraguas Formation at Fossilworks.org

[43] Cayo Agua Formation at Fossilworks.org

[44] Shark Hole Point Formation at Fossilworks.org

[45] Nancy Point Formation at Fossilworks.org

[46] Valiente Formation at Fossilworks.org

[47] Isla Solarte Formation at Fossilworks.org

[48] Chagres Formation at Fossilworks.org

[49] Gatún Formation at Fossilworks.org

[50] Alajuela Formation at Fossilworks.org

[51] Alhajuela Formation at Fossilworks.org

[52] Cucaracha Formation at Fossilworks.org

[53] La Boca Formation at Fossilworks.org

[54] Old Bank Formation at Fossilworks.org

[55] Tobabe Formation at Fossilworks.org

[56] Tuira Formation at Fossilworks.org

[57] Chucunaque Formation at Fossilworks.org

[58] Culebra Formation at Fossilworks.org

[59] Las Cascadas Formation at Fossilworks.org

[60] Caimito Formation at Fossilworks.org

[61] Panama Formation at Fossilworks.org

[62] Santiago Formation at Fossilworks.org

[63] Bohío Formation at Fossilworks.org

[64] Caraba Formation at Fossilworks.org

[65] Tonosí Formation at Fossilworks.org

[66] Gatuncillo Formation at Fossilworks.org

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Belize

El Salvador

Guatemala

Honduras

Nicaragua

Costa Rica

Panama

See also

References

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