Urraca Formation

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| type = Formation

| age = Early Pleistocene

| period = Pleistocene

| prilithology = Limestone

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| namedfor = Urraca private island

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| region = Bocas del Toro

| country = Panama

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The Urraca Formation is a geologic formation in Panama. The reefal limestone formation preserves coral fossils dating to the Early Pleistocene.[https://paleobiodb.org/classic/displayStrata?geological_group=&formation=Urraca&group_formation_member=Urraca Urraca Formation] at Fossilworks.org

See also

References

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Further reading

  • J. S. Klaus, D. F. McNeill, A. F. Budd and A. G. Coates. 2012. Neogene reef coral assemblages of the Bocas del Toro region, Panama: the rise of Acropora palmata. Coral Reefs 31(1):191-203

Category:Geologic formations of Panama

Category:Pleistocene Panama

Category:Limestone formations

Category:Reef deposits

Formations