| Panama Formation | |
| Type: | Formation |
| Age: | Late Oligocene |
| Period: | Oligocene |
| Prilithology: | Sandstone, shale, conglomerate |
| Otherlithology: | Tuff, limestone |
| Namedfor: | Panama |
| Region: | Panamá Province |
| Coordinates: | 9.1°N -79.7°W |
| Paleocoordinates: | 7.6°N -77.3°W |
| Underlies: | Caraba Formation |
| Overlies: | Gatuncillo Formation, Cretaceous basement |
| Extent: | Panama Basin |
The Panama Formation (Tp)[1] is a geologic formation in Panama. The formation consists of tuffaceous[2] sandstones, conglomerates, tuffaceous shales and algal and foraminifera-rich limestones,[1] and preserves bivalve fossils of Leopecten gatunensis and Nodipecten sp. and dates back to the Late Oligocene period.[3]