| 词条 | Caraba Formation |
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| name = Caraba Formation | image = | caption = | type = Formation | age = Early Oligocene | period = Oligocene | prilithology = Sandstone | otherlithology = Conglomerate | namedfor = | namedby = Jones | year_ts = 1950 | region = Panamá Province | country = {{PAN}} | coordinates = {{coord|9.1|N|79.7|W|display=inline,title}} | paleocoordinates = {{coord|7.1|N|77.5|W|display=inline}} | unitof = | subunits = | underlies = Las Cascadas & Caimito Formations | overlies = Bas Obispo, Bohío & Panama Formations | thickness = | extent = Panama Basin | area = | map = {{Location map+ | Panama | relief = 1 | width = 250 | float = center | places = | lat_deg = 9.1 | lon_deg = -79.7 | mark = Orange pog.svg | marksize = 12 }} | map_caption = }} The Caraba Formation (Tcr)[1] is a geologic formation in Panama. The formation was first defined in 1950 by Jones as a facies member of the Caimito Formation.[2] The formation consists of poorly lithified, pebbly, tuffaceous, calcareous sandstones and conglomerates and preserves fossils dating back to the Early Oligocene period.[3] Fossil contentThe following fossils have been reported from the formation:
See also{{Portal|Earth sciences|Panama|Paleontology|Neogene|Prehistory of North America|Prehistory of South America}}
References1. ^Geologic Map, 1980 2. ^Woodring, 1957, p.29 3. ^Caraba Formation at Fossilworks.org Bibliography
6 : Geologic formations of Panama|Paleogene Panama|Sandstone formations|Conglomerate formations|Geography of Panamá Province|Panama Canal Zone |
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