Shark Hole 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]

Shark Hole Point Formation
Stratigraphic range: Zanclean-Piacenzian
TypeFormation
Unit ofBocas del Toro Group
UnderliesEscudo de Veraguas Formation
OverliesNancy Point Formation
Lithology
PrimarySiltstone
Location
Coordinates9.0°N 81.7°W / 9.0; -81.7
Approximate paleocoordinates9.3°N 81.3°W / 9.3; -81.3
RegionBocas del Toro
Country Panama
Type section
Named forShark Hole Point
Shark Hole Point Formation (Panama)

Fossil content

  • Diaphus depressifrons, D. paxtoni[2]
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See also

  • List of fossiliferous stratigraphic units in Panama

References

  1. Shark Hole Point Formation at Fossilworks.org
  2. Schwarzhans & Aguilera, 2013

Bibliography

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