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The Swan Cay Formation is a
geologic formation A geological formation, or simply formation, is a body of rock having a consistent set of physical characteristics ( lithology) that distinguishes it from adjacent bodies of rock, and which occupies a particular position in the layers of rock exp ...
in
Panama Panama, officially the Republic of Panama, is a country in Latin America at the southern end of Central America, bordering South America. It is bordered by Costa Rica to the west, Colombia to the southeast, the Caribbean Sea to the north, and ...
. It preserves
fossils A fossil (from Classical Latin , ) is any preserved remains, impression, or trace of any once-living thing from a past geological age. Examples include bones, shells, exoskeletons, stone imprints of animals or microbes, objects preserved ...
.


Fossil content

* '' Engina moinensis'' * '' Ophidion pauxillicauda''Schwarzhans & Aguilera, 2016


See also

*
List of fossiliferous stratigraphic units in Panama This page lists the fossiliferous stratigraphic units in Central America. Belize El Salvador Guatemala Honduras Nicaragua Costa Rica Panama See also * Lists of fossiliferous stratigraphic units ...


References


Bibliography

* * Geologic formations of Panama Pleistocene Panama Paleontology in Panama Sandstone formations Reef deposits Formations {{CentralAm-geologic-formation-stub