Tuira Formation
Geologic formation in Panama
Tuira Formation | |
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Stratigraphic range: Tortonian (Clarendonian-Hemphillian) 11–9.5 Ma PreꞒ Ꞓ O S D C P T J K Pg N ↓ | |
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Coordinates | ![]() ![]() Tuira Formation (Panama) |
The Tuira Formation is a geologic formation in Panama. It preserves bivalve, gastropod and sponge fossils dating back to the Tortonian period (Clarendonian to Hemphillian in the NALMA classification), from 11 to 9.5 Ma.[1][2]
Fossil content
Among others, the following fossils have been reported from the formation:[2]
- Monoplex panamensis[3]
- Umbrina opima[4]
- Ogilbichthys dariensis[5]
See also
References
- ^ Aguilera et al., 2017, p.5
- ^ a b Tuira Formation at Fossilworks.org
- ^ Beu, 2010, p.156
- ^ Aguilera et al., 2016
- ^ Schwarzhans & Aguilera, 2016
Bibliography
- Aguilera, Órangel A.; Schwarzhans, Werner; Béarez, Philippe (2016), "Otoliths of the Sciaenidae from the Neogene of tropical America", Palaeo Ichthyologica, 14: 7–90, retrieved 2019-02-09
- Beu, A.G (2010), "Neogene Tonnoidean Gastropods of Tropical and South America; contributions to the Dominican Republic and Panama Paleontology Projects and Uplift of the Central American Isthmus", Bulletins of American Paleontology, 377–378: 1–550, retrieved 2019-02-09
- Schwarzhans, Werner; Aguilera, Órangel (2016), "Otoliths of the Ophidiiformes from the Neogene of tropical America", Palaeo Ichthyologica, 14: 91–124, retrieved 2019-02-09