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Nancy Point Formation

Coordinates: 9°06′N 82°00′W / 9.1°N 82.0°W / 9.1; -82.0
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Nancy Point Formation
Stratigraphic range: Messinian
TypeFormation
Unit ofBocas del Toro Group
UnderliesShark Hole Point Formation
OverliesValiente Formation
Lithology
PrimarySiltstone
OtherSandstone
Location
Coordinates9°06′N 82°00′W / 9.1°N 82.0°W / 9.1; -82.0
Approximate paleocoordinates9°00′N 81°00′W / 9.0°N 81.0°W / 9.0; -81.0
RegionBocas del Toro
Country Panama
Type section
Named forNancy Point
Nancy Point Formation is located in Panama
Nancy Point Formation
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

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See also

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References

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  1. ^ Nancy Point Formation at Fossilworks.org
  2. ^ a b c Landau et al., 2012
  3. ^ a b Schwarzhans & Aguilera, 2013

Bibliography

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  • 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, Bibcode:2012JPal...86..907L, doi:10.1666/12-043R.1, retrieved 2019-02-09
  • Schwarzhans, Werner; Aguilera, Órangel (2013), "Otoliths of the Myctophidae from the Neogene of tropical America", Palaeo Ichthyologica, 13: 83–150, retrieved 2019-02-09