Bocas del Toro Group explained

Bocas del Toro Group
Type:Group
Age:Serravallian-Early Pleistocene
Period:Pliocene
Prilithology:Sandstone, siltstone, limestone
Namedfor:Bocas del Toro
Region:Bocas del Toro Province
Coordinates:9.1°N -82°W
Paleocoordinates:9.1°N -81.7°W
Subunits:Swan Cay, Isla Colón, Escudo de Veraguas, Cayo Agua, Shark Hole Point, Nancy Point & Valiente Formations

The Bocas del Toro Group is a geologic group in Panama. It preserves fossils dating back to the Serravallian to Early Pleistocene period. The group comprises the Swan Cay, Isla Colón, Escudo de Veraguas, Cayo Agua, Shark Hole Point, Nancy Point and Valiente Formations.[1]

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Notes and References

  1. http://www.fossilworks.org/cgi-bin/bridge.pl?action=displayStrata&geological_group=Bocas%20del%20Toro&group_formation_member=Bocas%20del%20Toro Bocas del Toro Group