Cucaracha Formation
| Cucaracha Formation | |
|---|---|
| Stratigraphic range: Early Burdigalian-Mid Langhian (Hemingfordian-Barstovian) | |
| Type | Formation |
| Underlies | Pedro Miguel & La Boca Formations |
| Overlies | Culebra Formation |
| Thickness | ~125 m (410 ft) |
| Lithology | |
| Primary | Sandstone, conglomerate |
| Other | Claystone |
| Location | |
| Coordinates | 9°00′N 79°36′W / 9.0°N 79.6°W |
| Approximate paleocoordinates | 8°24′N 77°30′W / 8.4°N 77.5°W |
| Region | Panamá Province |
| Country | Panama |
| Extent | Panama Basin |
The Cucaracha Formation (Tca) is a geologic formation in Panama. It preserves vertebrate and plant fossils dating back to the Neogene period; Early to Middle Miocene epochs (Hemingfordian). Fossils of the crocodylian Centenariosuchus, the turtle Rhinoclemmys panamaensis and the artiodactyl Paratoceras have been found in the formation.
The Cucaracha Formation is approximately 125 metres (410 ft) thick, and dated to 19 to 14 Ma.