Culebra Formation

Culebra Formation
Culebra Formation
Stratigraphic range: Aquitanian-Burdigalian (Late Arikareean-Hemingfordian);
Type	Formation
Sub-units	Emperador Limestone
Underlies	Cucaracha Formation
Overlies	Las Cascadas Formation
Thickness	> 250 m (820 ft)
Lithology
Primary	Sandstone, limestone, mudstone, shale
Other	Siltstone, conglomerate, lignite
Location
Coordinates	9°06′N 79°42′W / 9.1°N 79.7°W / 9.1; -79.7
Approximate paleocoordinates	8°24′N 77°30′W / 8.4°N 77.5°W / 8.4; -77.5
Region	Colón Province
Country	Panama
Extent	Panama Basin
Type section
Named for	Culebra Cut
	Culebra Formation (Panama)

The Culebra Formation (Tcb)¹ is a geologic formation in Panama. It preserves fossils dating back to the Miocene period; Early Miocene epoch, Aquitanian to Burdigalian stages (Late Arikareean to Hemingfordian in the NALMA classification).² Fossils of Culebrasuchus have been found in and named after the formation.³ The thickness of the formation is at least 250 metres (820 ft) thick,⁴ and the age has been estimated as from 23 to 19 Ma.⁵

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References

Geologic Map, 1980
Culebra Formation at Fossilworks.org
Culebrasuchus at Fossilworks.org
Kirby et al., 2008, p.7
Kirby et al., 2008, p.11
Hastings et al., 2013
Vélez Juarbe & Wood, 2019
Landau et al., 2016
Silvestro, 2017, p.14
Panamacebus at Fossilworks.org
Rincón et al., 2015
Cadena et al., 2012, p.549

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Alexander K. Hastings; Jonathan I. Bloch; Carlos A. Jaramillo; Aldo F. Rincon; Bruce J. Macfadden (2013). "Systematics and biogeography of crocodylians from the Miocene of Panama". Journal of Vertebrate Paleontology. 33 (2): 239–263. Bibcode:2013JVPal..33..239H. doi:10.1080/02724634.2012.713814. S2CID 83972694.
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Vélez Juarbe, Jorge; Wood, Aaron R. (2019), "An early Miocene dugongine (Sirenia: Dugongidae) from Panama", Journal of Vertebrate Paleontology, e1511799 (5): Online edition, doi:10.1080/02724634.2018.1511799, retrieved 2019-02-22
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Culebra Formation

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