List of fossiliferous stratigraphic units in Central America

This page lists the fossiliferous stratigraphic units in Central America.

Fossiliferous stratigraphic units in Central America

Belize
Fossiliferous stratigraphic units in Belize
Ambergris Cay Limestone
GroupFormationPeriodNotes
Ambergris Cay LimestoneLate Pleistocene[1]

El Salvador
Fossiliferous stratigraphic units in El Salvador
Cuscatlán Formation
GroupFormationPeriodNotes
Cuscatlán FormationBlancan-Irvingtonian[2]

Guatemala
Fossiliferous stratigraphic units in Guatemala
Herreria Formation
Campur Formation
Ixcoy Formation
Chocal Formation
GroupFormationPeriodNotes
Herreria FormationMiocene[3]
Campur FormationTuronian-Maastrichtian[4]
Ixcoy FormationAptian-Maastrichtian[5]
Santa Rosa GroupChocal FormationArtinskian-Kungurian[6]

Honduras
Fossiliferous stratigraphic units in Honduras
Gracias Formation
Esquias Formation
Valle de Ángeles Redbeds
Cantarranas Formation
Agua Fría Formation
El Plan Formation
GroupFormationPeriodNotes
Gracias FormationMiocene[7]
Valle de Ángeles GroupEsquias FormationLate Albian-Early Turonian[8]
Valle de Ángeles RedbedsLate Albian-Early Cenomanian[9]
Cantarranas FormationValanginian[10]
Agua Fría FormationBathonian[11]
El Plan FormationMiddle Jurassic[12]

Nicaragua
Fossiliferous stratigraphic units in Nicaragua
Las Sierras Formation
El Salto Formation
Brito Formation
GroupFormationPeriodNotes
Las Sierras FormationPleistocene[13]
El Salto FormationEarly Pliocene[14]
Brito FormationLate Eocene[15]

Costa Rica
Fossiliferous stratigraphic units in Costa Rica
Charco Azul Group
Limón Group
Curré Formation
Oligocene
Paleocene-Eocene
GroupFormationPeriodNotes
Charco Azul GroupArmuelles FormationEarly Pleistocene[16]
Penita FormationEarly Pliocene[17]
Charco Azul FormationPliocene[18]
Limón GroupMoin FormationLate Pliocene-Early Pleistocene[19]
Río Banano FormationMiddle Miocene-Piacenzian[20]
Uscari FormationLate Miocene[21]
Quebrada Chocolate FormationMiocene[22]
Montezuma FormationPleistocene[23]
Paso Real FormationLate Pliocene-Early Pleistocene[24]
Burica SandstoneEarly Pliocene[25]
Taraba Basin GroupCurré FormationHemphillian[26]
Limónes FormationLate Miocene[27]
Punta Judas FormationMiddle Miocene[28]
Juanilla FormationChattian[29]
Conglomerado-Arenisca FormationLate Oligocene[30]
Punta Pelada FormationLate Oligocene[31]
Pacacua FormationOligocene[32]
Descartes FormationYpresian-Priabonian[33]
Barra Honda FormationLate Paleocene[34]

Panama
Fossiliferous stratigraphic units in Panama
Charco Azul Group
Bocas del Toro Group
Chagres Formation
Culebra Formation
Tuira Formation
Gatún Formation
Gatuncillo Formation
Tonosí Formation
GroupFormationPeriodNotes
Pacific Muck FormationLate Pleistocene-Holocene[35]
Mount Hope FormationEarly Pleistocene[36]
Urraca FormationEarly Pleistocene[37]
Charco Azul GroupArmuelles FormationEarly Pleistocene[38]
Charco Azul FormationPliocene[39]
Bocas del Toro GroupSwan Cay FormationEarly Pleistocene[40]
Isla Colón FormationEarly Pleistocene[41]
Escudo de Veraguas FormationPiacenzian-Early Pleistocene[42]
Cayo Agua FormationZanclean-Piacenzian[43]
Shark Hole Point FormationZanclean-Piacenzian[44]
Nancy Point FormationMessinian[45]
Valiente FormationSerravallian[46]
Isla Solarte FormationPiacenzian[47]
Chagres FormationTortonian-Messinian[48]
Gatún FormationSerravallian-Tortonian[49]
Alajuela FormationTortonian[50][51]
Cucaracha FormationHemingfordian[52]
La Boca FormationEarly Miocene[53]
Old Bank FormationMessinian[54]
Tobabe FormationMessinian[55]
Tuira FormationTortonian[56]
Chucunaque FormationTortonian[57]
Culebra FormationAquitanian-Burdigalian[58]
Las Cascadas FormationArikareean[59]
Caimito FormationLate Oligocene-Early Miocene[60]
Panama FormationLate Oligocene[61]
Santiago FormationLate Oligocene[62]
Bohío FormationLate Eocene-Late Oligocene[63]
Caraba FormationEarly Oligocene[64]
Tonosí FormationPriabonian[65]
Gatuncillo FormationMiddle-Late Eocene[66]

See also

References
  1. Ambergris Limestone at Fossilworks.org
  2. Cuscatlán Formation at Fossilworks.org
  3. Herreria Formation at Fossilworks.org
  4. Campur Formation at Fossilworks.org
  5. Ixcoy Formation at Fossilworks.org
  6. Chocal Formation at Fossilworks.org
  7. Gracias Formation at Fossilworks.org
  8. Esquias Formation at Fossilworks.org
  9. Silva Romo, 2008, p.27
  10. Cantarranas Formation at Fossilworks.org
  11. Agua Fría Formation at Fossilworks.org
  12. El Plan Formation at Fossilworks.org
  13. Las Sierras Formation at Fossilworks.org
  14. El Salto Formation at Fossilworks.org
  15. Brito Formation at Fossilworks.org
  16. Armuelles Formation at Fossilworks.org
  17. Penita Formation at Fossilworks.org
  18. Charco Azul Formation at Fossilworks.org
  19. Moin Formation at Fossilworks.org
  20. Río Banano Formation at Fossilworks.org
  21. Uscari Formation at Fossilworks.org
  22. Quebrada Chocolate Formation at Fossilworks.org
  23. Montezuma Formation at Fossilworks.org
  24. Paso Real Formation at Fossilworks.org
  25. Burica Sandstone at Fossilworks.org
  26. Curré Formation at Fossilworks.org
  27. Limónes Formation at Fossilworks.org
  28. Punta Judas Formation at Fossilworks.org
  29. Juanilla Formation at Fossilworks.org
  30. Conglomerado-Arenisca Formation at Fossilworks.org
  31. Punta Pelada Formation at Fossilworks.org
  32. Pacacua Formation at Fossilworks.org
  33. Descartes Formation at Fossilworks.org
  34. Barra Honda Formation at Fossilworks.org
  35. Pacific Muck Formation at Fossilworks.org
  36. Mount Hope Formation at Fossilworks.org
  37. Urraca Formation at Fossilworks.org
  38. Armuelles Formation at Fossilworks.org
  39. Charco Azul Formation at Fossilworks.org
  40. Swan Cay Formation at Fossilworks.org
  41. Isla Colón Formation at Fossilworks.org
  42. Escudo de Veraguas Formation at Fossilworks.org
  43. Cayo Agua Formation at Fossilworks.org
  44. Shark Hole Point Formation at Fossilworks.org
  45. Nancy Point Formation at Fossilworks.org
  46. Valiente Formation at Fossilworks.org
  47. Isla Solarte Formation at Fossilworks.org
  48. Chagres Formation at Fossilworks.org
  49. Gatún Formation at Fossilworks.org
  50. Alajuela Formation at Fossilworks.org
  51. Alhajuela Formation at Fossilworks.org
  52. Cucaracha Formation at Fossilworks.org
  53. La Boca Formation at Fossilworks.org
  54. Old Bank Formation at Fossilworks.org
  55. Tobabe Formation at Fossilworks.org
  56. Tuira Formation at Fossilworks.org
  57. Chucunaque Formation at Fossilworks.org
  58. Culebra Formation at Fossilworks.org
  59. Las Cascadas Formation at Fossilworks.org
  60. Caimito Formation at Fossilworks.org
  61. Panama Formation at Fossilworks.org
  62. Santiago Formation at Fossilworks.org
  63. Bohío Formation at Fossilworks.org
  64. Caraba Formation at Fossilworks.org
  65. Tonosí Formation at Fossilworks.org
  66. Gatuncillo Formation at Fossilworks.org

Bibliography
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