Old Bank Formation
Appearance
Old Bank Formation | |
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Stratigraphic range: Messinian | |
Type | Formation |
Sub-units | Fish Hole Member |
Lithology | |
Primary | Limestone |
Location | |
Coordinates | 9°18′N 82°06′W / 9.3°N 82.1°W |
Approximate paleocoordinates | 9°06′N 81°12′W / 9.1°N 81.2°W |
Region | Bocas del Toro |
Country | Panama |
The Old Bank Formation is a geologic formation in Bocas del Toro Province, Panama. It preserves coral fossils dating back to the Messinian period.[1]
Fossil content
[edit]See also
[edit]References
[edit]- ^ Old Bank Formation at Fossilworks.org
- ^ a b Budd et al., 2019
Bibliography
[edit]- Budd, Ann F.; Woodell, James D.; Huang, Danwei; Klaus, James S. (2019), "Evolution of the Caribbean subfamily Mussinae (Anthozoa: Scleractinia: Faviidae): transitions between solitary and colonial forms", Journal of Systematic Palaeontology, 17 (18): 1581–1616, Bibcode:2019JSPal..17.1581B, doi:10.1080/14772019.2018.1541932
Further reading
[edit]- J. S. Klaus, D. F. McNeill, A. F. Budd and A. G. Coates. 2012. Neogene reef coral assemblages of the Bocas del Toro region, Panama: the rise of Acropora palmata. Coral Reefs 31(1):191-203