Nancy Point Formation
Appearance
Nancy Point Formation | |
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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 |
Approximate 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 |
The Nancy Point Formation is a geologic formation in Panama. It preserves fossils dating back to the Miocene period.[1]
Fossil content
[edit]- Admetula valientensis[2]
- Cancellaria pilula[2]
- Diaphus apalus, D. depressifrons, D. multiserratus[3]
- Lobianchia johnfitchi[3]
- Massyla corpulenta[2]
See also
[edit]References
[edit]- ^ Nancy Point Formation at Fossilworks.org
- ^ a b c Landau et al., 2012
- ^ a b Schwarzhans & Aguilera, 2013
Bibliography
[edit]- 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