List of fossiliferous stratigraphic units in Central America
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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
Campur Formation
Ixcoy Formation
Chocal Formation
Honduras
Fossiliferous stratigraphic units in Honduras
Gracias Formation
Esquias Formation
Valle de Ángeles Redbeds
Cantarranas Formation
Agua Fría 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
El Salto 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
Limón Group
Curré Formation
Oligocene
Paleocene-Eocene
Panama
Fossiliferous stratigraphic units in Panama
Charco Azul Group
Bocas del Toro Group
Chagres Formation
Culebra Formation
Tuira Formation
Gatún Formation
Gatuncillo Formation
Tonosí Formation