Earth:Shark Hole Point Formation

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Shark Hole Point Formation
Stratigraphic range: Zanclean-Piacenzian
TypeFormation
Unit ofBocas del Toro Group
UnderliesEscudo de Veraguas Formation
OverliesNancy Point Formation
Lithology
PrimarySiltstone
Location
Coordinates [ ⚑ ] : 9°00′N 81°42′W / 9.0°N 81.7°W / 9.0; -81.7
Paleocoordinates [ ⚑ ] 9°18′N 81°18′W / 9.3°N 81.3°W / 9.3; -81.3
RegionBocas del Toro
Country Panama
Type section
Named forShark Hole Point
Shark Hole Point Formation is located in Panama
Shark Hole Point Formation
Shark Hole Point Formation (Panama)

The Shark Hole Point Formation is a geologic formation in Bocas del Toro Province of northwestern Panama. The siltstones preserve fossils dating back to the Pliocene period.[1]

Fossil content

  • Diaphus depressifrons, D. paxtoni[2]

See also

  • List of fossiliferous stratigraphic units in Panama

References

  1. Shark Hole Point Formation at Fossilworks.org
  2. Schwarzhans & Aguilera, 2013

Bibliography