Eastover Formation

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Eastover Formation
Stratigraphic range: Neogene
Type Formation
Sub-units(Claremont Manor Member, Cobham Bay Member)
UnderliesYorktown Formation
OverliesSt Mary's Formation
Location
Country United States
ExtentVirginia, and North Carolina

The Eastover Formation [1] is a geologic formation in Virginia, and North Carolina. It preserves fossils dating back to the Late Miocene Epoch

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Fossils

Fossil plants

The flora of the Eastover Formation consists mostly of lignitized plant remains and a documented palynoflora record. The terrestrial palynoflora represented in the Eastover Formation consisted primarily of temperate -warm temperate taxa. [2]

Known taxa

References

  1. ↑ Stratigraphic revision of upper Miocene and lower Pliocene beds of the Chesapeake Group, middle Atlantic Coastal Plain (Report). US Geological Survey. 1980.
  2. ↑ Weems, Robert E.; Edwards, Lucy E.; Landacre, Bryan, "Geology and biostratigraphy of the Potomac River cliffs at Stratford Hall, Westmoreland County, Virginia", Field Guides, Geological Society of America, pp. 125–152, retrieved 2024-08-15


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