Tuira Formation | |
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Stratigraphic range: Tortonian (Clarendonian-Hemphillian) | |
Type | Formation |
Location | |
Coordinates | 8°30′N 77°42′W / 8.5°N 77.7°W |
Approximate paleocoordinates | 8°12′N 76°18′W / 8.2°N 76.3°W |
Region | Darién Province |
Country | Panama |
Type section | |
Named for | Tuira River |
Tuira Formation (Panama) |
The Tuira Formation is a geologic formation in Panama. It preserves bivalve, gastropod and sponge fossils dating back to the Tortonian period (Clarendonian to Hemphillian in the NALMA classification), from 11 to 9.5 Ma.[1][2]