Earth:Nancy Point Formation
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| Nancy Point Formation Stratigraphic range: Messinian | |
|---|---|
| Type | Formation |
| Unit of | Bocas del Toro Group |
| Underlies | Shark Hole Point Formation |
| Overlies | Valiente Formation |
| Lithology | |
| Primary | Siltstone |
| Other | Sandstone |
| Location | |
| Coordinates | [ ⚑ ] : 9°06′N 82°00′W / 9.1°N 82.0°W |
| Paleocoordinates | [ ⚑ ] 9°00′N 81°00′W / 9.0°N 81.0°W |
| Region | Bocas del Toro |
| Country | Panama |
| Type section | |
| Named for | Nancy Point |
  Nancy Point Formation (Panama) | |
The Nancy Point Formation is a geologic formation in Panama. It preserves fossils dating back to the Miocene period.[1]
Fossil content
- Admetula valientensis[2]
- Cancellaria pilula[2]
- Diaphus apalus, D. depressifrons, D. multiserratus[3]
- Lobianchia johnfitchi[3]
- Massyla corpulenta[2]
See also
- List of fossiliferous stratigraphic units in Panama
References
- ↑ Nancy Point Formation at Fossilworks.org
- ↑ 2.0 2.1 2.2 Landau et al., 2012
- ↑ 3.0 3.1 Schwarzhans & Aguilera, 2013
Bibliography
- Landau, Bernard; Petit, Richard E.; Da Silva, Carlos M. (2012), "New Cancellariidae (Mollusca, Gastropoda) from the Miocene Gatun Formation of Panama, with Eleven New Species", Journal of Paleontology 86 (6): 907–930, doi:10.1666/12-043R.1, Bibcode: 2012JPal...86..907L, https://www.researchgate.net/publication/256210894, retrieved 2019-02-09
- Schwarzhans, Werner; Aguilera, Órangel (2013), "Otoliths of the Myctophidae from the Neogene of tropical America", Palaeo Ichthyologica 13: 83–150, http://www.pfeil-verlag.de/07pala/e4_66.php, retrieved 2019-02-09
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