Caraba Formation

{{Short description|Geologic formation in Panama}}

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| name = Caraba Formation

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| type = Formation

| age = Early Oligocene

| period = Oligocene

| prilithology = Sandstone

| otherlithology = Conglomerate

| namedfor =

| namedby = Jones

| year_ts = 1950

| region = Panamá Province

| country = Panama

| coordinates = {{coord|9.1|N|79.7|W|display=inline,title}}

| paleocoordinates = {{coord|7.1|N|77.5|W|display=inline}}

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| 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

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{{Location map~ | Panama

| lat_deg = 9.1

| lon_deg = -79.7

| mark = Orange pog.svg

| marksize = 12

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The Caraba Formation (Tcr)Geologic Map, 1980 is a geologic formation in Panama. The formation was first defined in 1950 by Jones as a facies member of the Caimito Formation.Woodring, 1957, p.29 The formation consists of poorly lithified, pebbly, tuffaceous, calcareous sandstones and conglomerates and preserves fossils dating back to the Early Oligocene period.[https://paleobiodb.org/classic/displayCollResults?collection_no=42581 Caraba Formation] at Fossilworks.org