Shark Hole Point Formation

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′N 81°42′W / 9.0°N 81.7°W / 9.0; -81.7Coordinates: 9°00′N 81°42′W / 9.0°N 81.7°W / 9.0; -81.7
Approximate paleocoordinates	9°18′N 81°18′W / 9.3°N 81.3°W / 9.3; -81.3
Region	Bocas del Toro
Country	Panama
Type section
Named for
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]

Fossil content[]

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See also[]

• List of fossiliferous stratigraphic units in Panama

References[]

Bibliography[]

• Schwarzhans, Werner, and Órangel Aguilera. 2013. Otoliths of the Myctophidae from the Neogene of tropical America. 13. 83–150. Accessed 2019-02-09.