Valiente Formation Explained

Valiente Formation
Type:Formation
Age:Serravallian
Period:Serravallian
Namedfor:Valiente Peninsula
Region:Bocas del Toro
Coordinates:9.2°N -82.1°W
Paleocoordinates:8.8°N -80.3°W
Unitof:Bocas del Toro Group
Underlies:Nancy Point Formation

The Valiente Formation is a geologic formation of the Bocas del Toro Group in the Bocas del Toro Province of northwestern Panama. The formation underlies the Nancy Point Formation and preserves bivalve, gastropod and scaphopod fossils dating back to the Serravallian period.[1]

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