The Seca Formation is a

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in the SALMA classification) geologic

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of the

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in southwestern

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. The

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s of the formation have provided fossils of the marine snake '' Pterosphenus sheppardi''.Ancón
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The Seca Formation, part of the

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, conformably overlies the

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and is overlain by the Punta Ancón Formation. The Seca Formation comprises grey to greenish

s deposited in a marine platform with submarine fans

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.Lorenzo et al., 2018, p.34 The formation is a

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,Lorenzo et al., 2018, p.32 and potential

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,Lorenzo et al., 2018, p.31 in the oil-rich Progreso Basin.

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, volume=40 , pages=31–42 , accessdate=2018-09-11

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