Charco Azul Group

{{short description|Geologic formation group in Costa Rica and Panama}}

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| name = Charco Azul Group

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| type = Group

| age = Early Pliocene-Early Pleistocene

| period = Zanclean

| prilithology = Shale, conglomerate

| otherlithology = Siltstone, sandstone

| namedfor = Charco Azul

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| region = Puntarenas Province, Chiriquí Province

| country = Costa Rica, Panama

| coordinates = {{coord|8.2|N|83.0|W|display=inline,title}}

| paleocoordinates = {{coord|8.1|N|82.5|W|display=inline}}

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| subunits = Armuelles, Penita & Charco Azul Formations

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| extent = Burica Peninsula

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The Charco Azul Group is a geologic group in southeastern Costa Rica and western Panama. The group comprises the Armuelles, Penita and Charco Azul Formations and preserves fossils.[https://paleobiodb.org/classic/displayStrata?geological_group=Charco%20Azul&group_formation_member=Charco%20Azul Charco Azul Group] at Fossilworks.org