Nancy Point Formation Explained

Nancy Point Formation
Type:Formation
Age:Messinian
Period:Messinian
Prilithology:Siltstone
Otherlithology:Sandstone
Namedfor:Nancy Point
Region:Bocas del Toro
Coordinates:9.1°N -82°W
Paleocoordinates:9°N -81°W
Unitof:Bocas del Toro Group
Underlies:Shark Hole Point Formation
Overlies:Valiente Formation

The Nancy Point Formation is a geologic formation in Panama. It preserves fossils dating back to the Miocene period.[1]

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Notes and References

  1. http://www.fossilworks.org/cgi-bin/bridge.pl?action=displayStrata&geological_group=Bocas%20del%20Toro&formation=Nancy%20Point&group_formation_member=Nancy%20Point Nancy Point Formation
  2. Landau et al., 2012
  3. Schwarzhans & Aguilera, 2013