Fort Thompson Formation

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Fort Thompson Formation
Stratigraphic range: Late Pleistocene
Phyllonotus fossil murex snail shell (Fort Thompson Formation, Pleistocene; Largo, Gulf Coast of Florida, USA) 1 (15227297051).jpg
Murex snail shell fossil from the Pleistocene
TypeFormation
OverliesBermont Formation
Location
RegionFlorida
CountryUnited States

The Fort Thompson Formation is a geologic formation in Florida. It preserves fossils dating back to the late Pleistocene. It was influenced by sea level changes.[1]

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  1. ^ Fort Thompson formation, Pleistocene, Florida platform, in Temporal and Spatial Patterns in Carbonate Platforms Springer-Verlag 1993, pp 69-96 ISBN 978-3-540-56231-3


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