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
Approximate paleocoordinates	8.9°N 80.9°W
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

References

1. Tobabe Formation at Fossilworks.org
2. Todd & Collins, 2005, p.55
3. Todd & Collins, 2005, p.72
4. Todd & Collins, 2005, p.61
5. Todd & Collins, 2005, p.75
6. Todd & Collins, 2005, p.68
7. Todd & Collins, 2005, p.56
8. Small Plantain Cay at Fossilworks.org

Bibliography

• Todd, Jonathan A., and Joe S.H. Collins. 2005. Neogene and Quatenary crabs (Crustacea, Decapoda) collected from Costa Rica and Panama by members of the Panama Paleontology Project. Bulletin of the Mizunami Fossil Museum 32. 53–85. Accessed 2019-02-09.