Old Bank Formation
Geological Formation
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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
- ^ Old Bank Formation at Fossilworks.org
- ^ 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