Bowden Formation

Bowden Formation
Bowden Formation
Stratigraphic range: Neogene
Type	Formation
Location
Country	Jamaica

Last updated April 17, 2026

The Bowden Formation is a geologic formation in Jamaica. It preserves fossils dating back to the Neogene period.

Fossil content

Color key

Taxon	Reclassified taxon	Taxon falsely reported as present	Dubious taxon or junior synonym	Ichnotaxon	Ootaxon	Morphotaxon

Notes
Uncertain or tentative taxa are in small text; ~~crossed out~~ taxa are discredited.

Fish

Fishes from the Bowden Formation
Genus	Species	Location	Member	Material	Notes	Images
Cataetyx ^[1]	C. stringeri				An viviparous brotula
Diaphus ^[2]	D. aequalis				An lanternfish
	D. depressifrons
	D. paxtoni
Ophidion ^[1]	O. bowdenensis				An cusk-eel

Bryozoans

Bryozoans from the Bowden Formation
Genus	Species	Location	Member	Material	Notes	Images
Cupuladria ^[3]	C. collyrida				A cupuladriid cheilostomatidan

Cnidarians

Cnidarians from the Bowden Formation
Genus	Species	Location	Member	Material	Notes	Images
Antillia ^[4]	A. coatesi				A mussine mussid

References

Various Contributors to the Paleobiology Database. "Fossilworks: Gateway to the Paleobiology Database" . Retrieved 17 December 2021.

External links

W. P. Woodring. 1928. Miocene Molluscs from Bowden, Jamaica. Part 2: Gastropods and discussion of results . Contributions to the Geology and Palaeontology of the West Indies

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1 2 Werner Schwarzhans; Orangel Aguilera (2016). "Otoliths of the Ophidiiformes from the Neogene of tropical America". Palaeo Ichthyologica. 14: 91–124.
↑ Werner Schwarzhans; Orangel Aguilera (2013). "Otoliths of the Myctophidae from the Neogene of tropical America". Palaeo Ichthyologica. 13: 83–150.
↑ Amalia Herrera-Cubilla; Jeremy B. C. Jackson (2014). "Phylogeny of Genus Cupuladria (Bryozoa, Cheilostomata) in the Neogene of Tropical America". Journal of Paleontology. 88 (5): 851–894. doi:10.1017/S0022336000057553.
↑ Ann F. Budd; James D. Woodell; Danwei Huang; James S. Klaus (2019). "Evolution of the Caribbean subfamily Mussinae (Anthozoa: Scleractinia: Faviidae): transitions between solitary and colonial forms". Journal of Systematic Palaeontology. 17 (18): 1581–1616. Bibcode:2019JSPal..17.1581B. doi:10.1080/14772019.2018.1541932. S2CID 92225764. Archived from the original on 2020-07-24. Retrieved 2019-08-18.

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[PI14Ophidiiformes-1] 1 2 Werner Schwarzhans; Orangel Aguilera (2016). "Otoliths of the Ophidiiformes from the Neogene of tropical America". Palaeo Ichthyologica. 14: 91–124.

[PI1283150-2] Werner Schwarzhans; Orangel Aguilera (2013). "Otoliths of the Myctophidae from the Neogene of tropical America". Palaeo Ichthyologica. 13: 83–150.

[3] Amalia Herrera-Cubilla; Jeremy B. C. Jackson (2014). "Phylogeny of Genus Cupuladria (Bryozoa, Cheilostomata) in the Neogene of Tropical America". Journal of Paleontology. 88 (5): 851–894. doi:10.1017/S0022336000057553.

[4] Ann F. Budd; James D. Woodell; Danwei Huang; James S. Klaus (2019). "Evolution of the Caribbean subfamily Mussinae (Anthozoa: Scleractinia: Faviidae): transitions between solitary and colonial forms". Journal of Systematic Palaeontology. 17 (18): 1581–1616. Bibcode:2019JSPal..17.1581B. doi:10.1080/14772019.2018.1541932. S2CID 92225764. Archived from the original on 2020-07-24. Retrieved 2019-08-18.

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