Old Bank Formation

Geological Formation
Old Bank Formation is located in Panama
Old Bank Formation
Old Bank Formation (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

  • Antillia coatesi[2]
  • Trachyphyllia mcneilli[2]

See also

References

  1. ^ Old Bank Formation at Fossilworks.org
  2. ^ a b Budd et al., 2019

Bibliography

  • 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

  • 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