Charco Azul Group

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.^[1]

Charco Azul Group
Stratigraphic range: Early Pliocene-Early Pleistocene
Type	Group
Sub-units	Armuelles, Penita & Charco Azul Formations
Lithology
Primary	Shale, conglomerate
Other	Siltstone, sandstone
Location
Coordinates	8.2°N 83.0°W / 8.2; -83.0
Approximate paleocoordinates	8.1°N 82.5°W / 8.1; -82.5
Region	Puntarenas Province, Chiriquí Province
Country	Costa Rica, Panama
Extent	Burica Peninsula
Type section
Named for	Charco Azul

See also

• Earth sciences portal
• Costa Rica portal
• Paleontology portal

• List of fossiliferous stratigraphic units in Costa Rica
• List of fossiliferous stratigraphic units in Panama