Escudo de Veraguas Formation
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The Escudo de Veraguas Formation is a geologic formation in Panama. It preserves fossils dating back to the Piacenzian to Early Pleistocene period.[1]
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Escudo de Veraguas Formation | |
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Stratigraphic range: Piacenzian-Early Pleistocene | |
Type | Formation |
Unit of | Bocas del Toro Group |
Overlies | Shark Hole Point Formation |
Lithology | |
Primary | Siltstone, sandstone |
Location | |
Coordinates | 9.1°N 81.6°W / 9.1; -81.6 |
Approximate paleocoordinates | 9.0°N 81.1°W / 9.0; -81.1 |
Region | Bocas del Toro |
Country | Panama |
Type section | |
Named for | Isla Escudo de Veraguas |
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