Eastover Formation Explained

Eastover Formation
Type:Formation
Age:Neogene
Period:Neogene
Country:United States
Subunits:(Claremont Manor Member, Cobham Bay Member)
Underlies:Yorktown Formation
Overlies:St Mary's Formation
Extent:Virginia, and North Carolina
Epoch:Late Miocene

The Eastover Formation[1] is a geologic formation in Virginia, and North Carolina. It preserves fossils dating back to the Late Miocene Epoch

Fossils

Fossil plants

The flora of the Eastover Formation consists mostly of lignitized plant remains and a documented palynoflora record. The terrestrial palynoflora represented in the Eastover Formation consisted primarily of temperate -warm temperate taxa.

Known taxa

Quercus (Oak)

Alnus (Alder)

Pinus (Pine)

Betula (Birch)

Taxodium (Cypress)

Ulmus (Elm)

Liquidambar (Sweetgum)

Poaceae (Grasses)

Cyperaceae (sedges)

Amaranthaceae

Asteraceae

References

Notes and References

  1. Stratigraphic revision of upper Miocene and lower Pliocene beds of the Chesapeake Group, middle Atlantic Coastal Plain . 1980 . US Geological Survey.