Penney Farms Formation Explained

Penney Farms Formation
Type:	Geological formation

The Penney Farms Formation is a geologic formation in Florida. It preserves fossils from the early Miocene.^[1]

Fossil content

Invertebrates

Crustaceans
Genus	Species	Presence	Material	Notes	Images
Balanus	B. reflexus	Osceola National Forest, Columbia County, Florida.^[2]	4 scuta, 1 tergum, 2 shells.	A balanid barnacle also found in the Parachucla Formation.
Concavus	C. crassostricola	Osceola National Forest, Columbia County, Florida.	2 scuta, 4 compartmental plates.	A balanid barnacle also found in the Parachucla Formation.
Solidobalanus	S. sp. indet.	Osceola National Forest, Columbia County, Florida.	One scutum, 6 compartmental plates.	An archaeobalanid barnacle also found in the Parachucla Formation.

See also

• List of fossiliferous stratigraphic units in Florida

References

• Web site: Fossilworks: Gateway to the Paleobiology Database. ((Various Contributors to the Paleobiology Database)). 17 December 2021.

Notes and References

1. Web site: Geologic Unit: Penney Farms.
2. Zullo . Victor A. . Portell . Roger W. . 1991 . Balanoid Barnacles from the Early Miocene Parachucla and Penney Farms Formations, Northern Florida . Tulane Studies in Geology and Paleontology . en . 24 . 4.