Armuelles Formation
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From Handwiki - Reading time: 1 minShort description: Costa Rican geological formation
| Armuelles Formation Stratigraphic range: Early Pleistocene | |
|---|---|
| Type | Formation |
| Unit of | Charco Azul Group |
| Overlies | Penita & Charco Azul Formations |
| Lithology | |
| Primary | Siltstone |
| Other | Sandstone, conglomerate |
| Location | |
| Region | Limón Province Chiriquí Province |
| Country |  Costa Rica Panama |
| Type section | |
| Named for | Puerto Armuelles |
The Armuelles Formation is a geologic formation in Costa Rica and Panama. It preserves fossils.[1]
Fossil content
- Axelella nutrita - Panama[2]
See also
- List of fossiliferous stratigraphic units in Costa Rica
- List of fossiliferous stratigraphic units in Panama
References
- ↑ Armuelles Formation at Fossilworks.org
- ↑ Landau et al., 2012
Bibliography
- Bernard Landau; Richard E. Petit; Walter Etter; Carlos M. da Silva (2012). "New species and records of Cancellariinae (Caenogastropoda) from tropical America, together with a catalogue of Neogene to Recent species from this region". Cainozoic Research 9 (2): 193–279.
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