Shark Hole Point Formation Explained

Shark Hole Point Formation
Type:Formation
Age:Zanclean-Piacenzian
Period:Piacenzian
Prilithology:Siltstone
Namedfor:Shark Hole Point
Region:Bocas del Toro
Coordinates:9°N -81.7°W
Paleocoordinates:9.3°N -81.3°W
Unitof:Bocas del Toro Group
Underlies:Escudo de Veraguas Formation
Overlies:Nancy Point Formation

The Shark Hole Point Formation is a geologic formation in Bocas del Toro Province of northwestern Panama. The siltstones preserve fossils dating back to the Pliocene period.[1]

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