Tobabe Formation

The Tobabe Formation is a geologic formation in Panama. The conglomerates and sandstones preserve fossils dating back to the Messinian period.^[1]

Tobabe Formation
Stratigraphic range: Messinian
Type	Formation
Lithology
Primary	Conglomerate
Other	Sandstone
Location
Coordinates	9.1°N 81.8°W / 9.1; -81.8
Approximate paleocoordinates	8.9°N 80.9°W / 8.9; -80.9
Region	Bocas del Toro
Country	Panama
Type section
Named for	Tobabe
Tobabe Formation (Panama)

Fossil content

The formation has provided the following fossils:

• Hepatus biformis^[2]
• Iliacantha panamanica^[3]
• Leucosilia bananensis^[4]
• Portunus gabbi^[5]
• Raninoides cf. benedicti^[6]
• Thoe asperoides^[7]
• ?Balaenopteroidea indet.^[8]

See also

• List of fossiliferous stratigraphic units in Panama