Eocene and Oligocene larger foraminifera from the Panama Canal Zone and vicinity

Abstract

Introduction. ______________________________________ Previous records of larger Foraminifera________________ Distribution and correlation of faunas.________________ Gatuncillo formation (middle (?) and upper Eocene) _ Marine tongue (?) in Bohio (?) formation, Gatun Lake area, Canal Zone (upper Eocene or lower Oligocene)___________________________________ Thin lenses of algal limestone in upper part of Bohio formation of Pacific coastal area (upper Oligocene). Caimito formation (upper Oligocene part)___________ Description of species-______________________________