Tuira Formation
The Tuira Formation is a geologic formation in Panama. It preserves bivalve, gastropod and sponge fossils dating back to the Tortonian period (Clarendonian to Hemphillian in the NALMA classification), from 11 to 9.5 Ma.[1][2]
| Tuira Formation Stratigraphic range: Tortonian (Clarendonian-Hemphillian) 11–9.5 Ma | |
|---|---|
| Type | Formation |
| Location | |
| Coordinates | 8.5°N 77.7°W |
| Approximate paleocoordinates | 8.2°N 76.3°W |
| Region | Darién Province |
| Country |  Panama |
| Type section | |
| Named for | Tuira River |
  Tuira Formation (Panama) | |
Fossil content
Among others, the following fossils have been reported from the formation:[2]
References
- Aguilera et al., 2017, p.5
- Tuira Formation at Fossilworks.org
- Beu, 2010, p.156
- Aguilera et al., 2016
- Schwarzhans & Aguilera, 2016
Bibliography
- Aguilera, Órangel A.; Werner Schwarzhans, and Philippe Béarez. 2016. Otoliths of the Sciaenidae from the Neogene of tropical America. Palaeo Ichthyologica 14. 7–90. Accessed 2019-02-09.
- Beu, A.G. 2010. Neogene Tonnoidean Gastropods of Tropical and South America; contributions to the Dominican Republic and Panama Paleontology Projects and Uplift of the Central American Isthmus. Bulletins of American Paleontology 377-378. 1–550. Accessed 2019-02-09.
- Schwarzhans, Werner, and Órangel Aguilera. 2016. Otoliths of the Ophidiiformes from the Neogene of tropical America. Palaeo Ichthyologica 14. 91–124. Accessed 2019-02-09.
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