Tonosí Formation | |
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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 | ![]() |
Type section | |
Named for | Tonosí |
The Tonosí Formation is a geologic formation in Panama. It preserves fossils dating back to the Paleogene period ( Priabonian). [1]
Among others, the formation has provided fossils of:
Woodring, W.P. 1973. Geology and Paleontology of Canal Zone and Adjoining Parts of Panama - 306E Description of Tertiary Mollusks (Additions to gastropods, scaphopods, pelecypods: Nuculidae to Malleidae), 1–128. USGS. Accessed 2019-02-09.
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 | ![]() |
Type section | |
Named for | Tonosí |
The Tonosí Formation is a geologic formation in Panama. It preserves fossils dating back to the Paleogene period ( Priabonian). [1]
Among others, the formation has provided fossils of:
Woodring, W.P. 1973. Geology and Paleontology of Canal Zone and Adjoining Parts of Panama - 306E Description of Tertiary Mollusks (Additions to gastropods, scaphopods, pelecypods: Nuculidae to Malleidae), 1–128. USGS. Accessed 2019-02-09.