PPP 178 (Pliocene to of Panama)

Where: Bocas, Panama (9.1° N, 81.6° W: paleocoordinates 9.0° N, 81.1° W)

• coordinate estimated from map

• outcrop-level geographic resolution

When: NN 16-18 nannofossil zone, Escudo de Veraguas Formation (Bocas del Toro Group), Piacenzian to Piacenzian (3.6 - 1.8 Ma)

• STRATIGRAPHIC RELATIONS: The upper and lower contacts of the formation are not exposed. BIOSTRATIGRAPHY: from Collins et al. (1999), not specified to Early or Late Pliocene; direct date extrapolated from Cheetham et al. (1999); age range also provided by Bybell (1999). STRATIGRAPHIC POSITION: From a height of 78.5 m in section 10 of Collins et al. (1999).

• bed-level stratigraphic resolution

Environment/lithology: deep-water; poorly lithified, burrowed, bioturbated, fine-grained, argillaceous sandstone and poorly lithified, burrowed, bioturbated, argillaceous siltstone

• ENVIRONMENT: from Collins et al. 1999 (p. 94), mixed middle neritic and outer nertic/upper bathyal, estimated depth of 125 m.
• GENERAL LITHOLOGY: from Collins et al. (1999), lower part of formation at the stratotype is moderately indurated, fine, silty sandstone and clayey siltstone, pervasively bioturbated and containing frequent, cemented, irregular burrow-concentrations and horizons with dense thalassinoid burrow systems.

Size class: macrofossils

Primary reference: W. Schwarzhans and O. Aguilera. 2013. Otoliths of the Myctophidae from the Neogene of tropical America. Paleo Ichthyologica 13:83-150 [M. Uhen/M. Uhen]more details

Purpose of describing collection: general faunal/floral analysis

PaleoDB collection 219209: authorized by Mark Uhen, entered by Mark Uhen on 31.03.2021

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Taxonomic list

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Actinopteri
 Myctophiformes - Myctophidae
Diaphus coatesi n. sp.
Diaphus coatesi n. sp. Schwarzhans and Aguilera 2013 lanternfish