Shark Hole Point Formation

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Shark Hole Point Formation
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°00′N81°42′W / 9.0°N 81.7°W / 9.0; -81.7
Approximate paleocoordinates 9°18′N81°18′W / 9.3°N 81.3°W / 9.3; -81.3
Region Bocas del Toro
CountryFlag of Panama.svg  Panama
Type section
Named for Shark Hole Point
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Shark Hole Point Formation (Panama)

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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References

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

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