Shark Hole Point Formation
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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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Shark Hole Point Formation | |
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Stratigraphic range: Zanclean-Piacenzian | |
Type | Formation |
Unit of | Bocas del Toro Group |
Underlies | Escudo de Veraguas Formation |
Overlies | Nancy Point Formation |
Lithology | |
Primary | Siltstone |
Location | |
Coordinates | 9.0°N 81.7°W / 9.0; -81.7 |
Approximate paleocoordinates | 9.3°N 81.3°W / 9.3; -81.3 |
Region | Bocas del Toro |
Country | Panama |
Type section | |
Named for | Shark Hole Point |
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