Armuelles Formation
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Armuelles Formation | |
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Stratigraphic range: Early Pleistocene | |
Type | Formation |
Unit of | Charco Azul Group |
Overlies | Penita & Charco Azul Formations |
Lithology | |
Primary | Siltstone |
Other | Sandstone, conglomerate |
Location | |
Region | Limón Province Chiriquí Province |
Country | Costa Rica Panama |
Type section | |
Named for | Puerto Armuelles |
The Armuelles Formation is a geologic formation in Costa Rica and Panama. It preserves fossils.[1]
Fossil content
- Axelella nutrita - Panama[2]
See also
- List of fossiliferous stratigraphic units in Costa Rica
- List of fossiliferous stratigraphic units in Panama
References
- ^ Armuelles Formation at Fossilworks.org
- ^ Landau et al., 2012
Bibliography
- Bernard Landau; Richard E. Petit; Walter Etter; Carlos M. da Silva (2012). "New species and records of Cancellariinae (Caenogastropoda) from tropical America, together with a catalogue of Neogene to Recent species from this region". Cainozoic Research. 9 (2): 193–279.
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