List of fossiliferous stratigraphic units in Central America






























Fossiliferous stratigraphic units in Central America
This page lists the fossiliferous stratigraphic units in Central America.
Belize


| Group | Formation | Period | Notes | 
|---|---|---|---|
| Ambergris Caye Limestone | Late Pleistocene | [1] | 
El Salvador


| Group | Formation | Period | Notes | 
|---|---|---|---|
| Cuscatlán Formation | Blancan-Irvingtonian | [2] | 
Guatemala





Fossiliferous stratigraphic units in Guatemala
 Herreria Formation
 Herreria Formation
 Campur Formation
 Campur Formation
 Ixcoy Formation
 Ixcoy Formation
 Chocal Formation
 Chocal Formation
 Herreria Formation
 Herreria Formation Campur Formation
 Campur Formation Ixcoy Formation
 Ixcoy Formation Chocal Formation
 Chocal Formation| Group | Formation | Period | Notes | 
|---|---|---|---|
| Herreria Formation | Miocene | [3] | |
| Campur Formation | Turonian-Maastrichtian | [4] | |
| Ixcoy Formation | Aptian-Maastrichtian | [5] | |
| Santa Rosa Group | Chocal Formation | Artinskian-Kungurian | [6] | 
Honduras







Fossiliferous stratigraphic units in Honduras
 Gracias Formation
 Gracias Formation
 Esquias Formation
 Esquias Formation
 Valle de Ángeles Redbeds
 Valle de Ángeles Redbeds
 Cantarranas Formation
 Cantarranas Formation
 Agua Fría Formation
 Agua Fría Formation
 El Plan Formation
 El Plan Formation
 Gracias Formation
 Gracias Formation Esquias Formation
 Esquias Formation Valle de Ángeles Redbeds
 Valle de Ángeles Redbeds Cantarranas Formation
 Cantarranas Formation Agua Fría Formation
 Agua Fría Formation El Plan Formation
 El Plan Formation| Group | Formation | Period | Notes | 
|---|---|---|---|
| Gracias Formation | Miocene | [7] | |
| Valle de Ángeles Group | Esquias Formation | Late Albian-Early Turonian | [8] | 
| Valle de Ángeles Redbeds | Late Albian-Early Cenomanian | [9] | |
| Cantarranas Formation | Valanginian | [10] | |
| Agua Fría Formation | Bathonian | [11] | |
| El Plan Formation | Middle Jurassic | [12] | 
Nicaragua




Fossiliferous stratigraphic units in Nicaragua
 Las Sierras Formation
 Las Sierras Formation
 El Salto Formation
 El Salto Formation
 Brito Formation
 Brito Formation
 Las Sierras Formation
 Las Sierras Formation El Salto Formation
 El Salto Formation Brito Formation
 Brito Formation| Group | Formation | Period | Notes | 
|---|---|---|---|
| Las Sierras Formation | Pleistocene | [13] | |
| El Salto Formation | Early Pliocene | [14] | |
| Brito Formation | Late Eocene | [15] | 
Costa Rica









Fossiliferous stratigraphic units in Costa Rica
 Charco Azul Group
 Charco Azul Group
 Limón Group
 Limón Group
 Curré Formation
 Curré Formation
 Oligocene
 Oligocene
 Paleocene-Eocene
 Paleocene-Eocene
 Charco Azul Group
 Charco Azul Group Limón Group
 Limón Group Curré Formation
 Curré Formation Oligocene
 Oligocene Paleocene-Eocene
 Paleocene-Eocene| Group | Formation | Period | Notes | 
|---|---|---|---|
| Charco Azul Group | Armuelles Formation | Early Pleistocene | [16] | 
| Penita Formation | Early Pliocene | [17] | |
| Charco Azul Formation | Pliocene | [18] | |
| Limón Group | Moin Formation | Late Pliocene-Early Pleistocene | [19] | 
| Río Banano Formation | Middle Miocene-Piacenzian | [20] | |
| Uscari Formation | Late Miocene | [21] | |
| Quebrada Chocolate Formation | Miocene | [22] | |
| Montezuma Formation | Pleistocene | [23] | |
| Paso Real Formation | Late Pliocene-Early Pleistocene | [24] | |
| Burica Sandstone | Early Pliocene | [25] | |
| Taraba Basin Group | Curré Formation | Hemphillian | [26] | 
| Limónes Formation | Late Miocene | [27] | |
| Punta Judas Formation | Middle Miocene | [28] | |
| Juanilla Formation | Chattian | [29] | |
| Conglomerado-Arenisca Formation | Late Oligocene | [30] | |
| Punta Pelada Formation | Late Oligocene | [31] | |
| Pacacua Formation | Oligocene | [32] | |
| Descartes Formation | Ypresian-Priabonian | [33] | |
| Barra Honda Formation | Late Paleocene | [34] | 
Panama









Fossiliferous stratigraphic units in Panama
 Charco Azul Group
 Charco Azul Group
 Bocas del Toro Group
 Bocas del Toro Group
 Chagres Formation
 Chagres Formation
 Culebra Formation
 Culebra Formation
 Tuira Formation
 Tuira Formation
 Gatún Formation
 Gatún Formation
 Gatuncillo Formation
 Gatuncillo Formation
 Tonosí Formation
 Tonosí Formation
 Charco Azul Group
 Charco Azul Group Bocas del Toro Group
 Bocas del Toro Group Chagres Formation
 Chagres Formation Culebra Formation
 Culebra Formation Tuira Formation
 Tuira Formation Gatún Formation
 Gatún Formation Gatuncillo Formation
 Gatuncillo Formation Tonosí Formation
 Tonosí FormationSee also
- Lists of fossiliferous stratigraphic units in North America
- List of fossiliferous stratigraphic units in Colombia
- List of fossiliferous stratigraphic units in the Caribbean
References
- ^ Ambergris Limestone at Fossilworks.org
- ^ Cuscatlán Formation at Fossilworks.org
- ^ Herreria Formation at Fossilworks.org
- ^ Campur Formation at Fossilworks.org
- ^ Ixcoy Formation at Fossilworks.org
- ^ Chocal Formation at Fossilworks.org
- ^ Gracias Formation at Fossilworks.org
- ^ Esquias Formation at Fossilworks.org
- ^ Silva Romo, 2008, p.27
- ^ Cantarranas Formation at Fossilworks.org
- ^ Agua Fría Formation at Fossilworks.org
- ^ El Plan Formation at Fossilworks.org
- ^ Las Sierras Formation at Fossilworks.org
- ^ El Salto Formation at Fossilworks.org
- ^ Brito Formation at Fossilworks.org
- ^ Armuelles Formation at Fossilworks.org
- ^ Penita Formation at Fossilworks.org
- ^ Charco Azul Formation at Fossilworks.org
- ^ Moin Formation at Fossilworks.org
- ^ Río Banano Formation at Fossilworks.org
- ^ Uscari Formation at Fossilworks.org
- ^ Quebrada Chocolate Formation at Fossilworks.org
- ^ Montezuma Formation at Fossilworks.org
- ^ Paso Real Formation at Fossilworks.org
- ^ Burica Sandstone at Fossilworks.org
- ^ Curré Formation at Fossilworks.org
- ^ Limónes Formation at Fossilworks.org
- ^ Punta Judas Formation at Fossilworks.org
- ^ Juanilla Formation at Fossilworks.org
- ^ Conglomerado-Arenisca Formation at Fossilworks.org
- ^ Punta Pelada Formation at Fossilworks.org
- ^ Pacacua Formation at Fossilworks.org
- ^ Descartes Formation at Fossilworks.org
- ^ Barra Honda Formation at Fossilworks.org
- ^ Pacific Muck Formation at Fossilworks.org
- ^ Mount Hope Formation at Fossilworks.org
- ^ Urraca Formation at Fossilworks.org
- ^ Armuelles Formation at Fossilworks.org
- ^ Charco Azul Formation at Fossilworks.org
- ^ Swan Cay Formation at Fossilworks.org
- ^ Isla Colón Formation at Fossilworks.org
- ^ Escudo de Veraguas Formation at Fossilworks.org
- ^ Cayo Agua Formation at Fossilworks.org
- ^ Shark Hole Point Formation at Fossilworks.org
- ^ Nancy Point Formation at Fossilworks.org
- ^ Valiente Formation at Fossilworks.org
- ^ Isla Solarte Formation at Fossilworks.org
- ^ Chagres Formation at Fossilworks.org
- ^ Gatún Formation at Fossilworks.org
- ^ Alajuela Formation at Fossilworks.org
- ^ Alhajuela Formation at Fossilworks.org
- ^ Cucaracha Formation at Fossilworks.org
- ^ La Boca Formation at Fossilworks.org
- ^ Old Bank Formation at Fossilworks.org
- ^ Tobabe Formation at Fossilworks.org
- ^ Tuira Formation at Fossilworks.org
- ^ Chucunaque Formation at Fossilworks.org
- ^ Culebra Formation at Fossilworks.org
- ^ Las Cascadas Formation at Fossilworks.org
- ^ Caimito Formation at Fossilworks.org
- ^ Panama Formation at Fossilworks.org
- ^ Santiago Formation at Fossilworks.org
- ^ Bohío Formation at Fossilworks.org
- ^ Caraba Formation at Fossilworks.org
- ^ Tonosí Formation at Fossilworks.org
- ^ Gatuncillo Formation at Fossilworks.org
Bibliography
- Honduras
- Silva Romo, Gilberto (2008), Origen tectónico y evolución de la Cuenca Tehuitzingo-Tepexi, Estado de Puebla (PhD thesis) (PDF), UNAM, pp. 1–209, retrieved 2019-02-19
