List of fossiliferous stratigraphic units in Central America


This page lists the fossiliferous stratigraphic units in Central America.

Belize

GroupFormationPeriodNotes
Ambergris Cay LimestoneLate Pleistocene

El Salvador

GroupFormationPeriodNotes
Cuscatlán FormationBlancan-Irvingtonian

Guatemala

GroupFormationPeriodNotes
Herreria FormationMiocene
Campur FormationTuronian-Maastrichtian
Ixcoy FormationAptian-Maastrichtian
Santa Rosa GroupChocal FormationArtinskian-Kungurian

Honduras

GroupFormationPeriodNotes
Gracias FormationMiocene
Valle de Ángeles GroupEsquias FormationLate Albian-Early Turonian
Valle de Ángeles GroupValle de Ángeles RedbedsLate Albian-Early Cenomanian
Cantarranas FormationValanginian
Agua Fría FormationBathonian
El Plan FormationMiddle Jurassic

Nicaragua

GroupFormationPeriodNotes
Las Sierras FormationPleistocene
El Salto FormationEarly Pliocene
Brito FormationLate Eocene

Costa Rica

GroupFormationPeriodNotes
Charco Azul GroupArmuelles FormationEarly Pleistocene
Charco Azul GroupPenita FormationEarly Pliocene
Charco Azul GroupCharco Azul FormationPliocene
Limón GroupMoin FormationLate Pliocene-Early Pleistocene
Limón GroupRío Banano FormationMiddle Miocene-Piacenzian
Limón GroupUscari FormationLate Miocene
Limón GroupQuebrada Chocolate FormationMiocene
Montezuma FormationPleistocene
Paso Real FormationLate Pliocene-Early Pleistocene
Burica SandstoneEarly Pliocene
Taraba Basin GroupCurré FormationHemphillian
Limónes FormationLate Miocene
Punta Judas FormationMiddle Miocene
Juanilla FormationChattian
Conglomerado-Arenisca FormationLate Oligocene
Punta Pelada FormationLate Oligocene
Pacacua FormationOligocene
Descartes FormationYpresian-Priabonian
Barra Honda FormationLate Paleocene

Panama

GroupFormationPeriodNotes
Pacific Muck FormationLate Pleistocene-Holocene
Mount Hope FormationEarly Pleistocene
Urraca FormationEarly Pleistocene
Charco Azul GroupArmuelles FormationEarly Pleistocene
Charco Azul GroupCharco Azul FormationPliocene
Bocas del Toro GroupSwan Cay FormationEarly Pleistocene
Bocas del Toro GroupIsla Colón FormationEarly Pleistocene
Bocas del Toro GroupEscudo de Veraguas FormationPiacenzian-Early Pleistocene
Bocas del Toro GroupCayo Agua FormationZanclean-Piacenzian
Bocas del Toro GroupShark Hole Point FormationZanclean-Piacenzian
Bocas del Toro GroupNancy Point FormationMessinian
Bocas del Toro GroupValiente FormationSerravallian
Isla Solarte FormationPiacenzian
Chagres FormationTortonian-Messinian
Gatún FormationSerravallian-Tortonian
Alajuela FormationTortonian
Cucaracha FormationHemingfordian
La Boca FormationEarly Miocene
Old Bank FormationMessinian
Tobabe FormationMessinian
Tuira FormationTortonian
Chucunaque FormationTortonian
Culebra FormationAquitanian-Burdigalian
Las Cascadas FormationArikareean
Caimito FormationLate Oligocene-Early Miocene
Panama FormationLate Oligocene
Santiago FormationLate Oligocene
Bohío FormationLate Eocene-Late Oligocene
Caraba FormationEarly Oligocene
Tonosí FormationPriabonian
Gatuncillo FormationMiddle-Late Eocene