Nancy Point Formation
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TypeFormation
Unit ofBocas del Toro Group
UnderliesShark Hole Point Formation
OverliesValiente Formation
| Nancy Point Formation | |
|---|---|
| Stratigraphic range: Messinian | |
| Type | Formation |
| Unit of | Bocas del Toro Group |
| Underlies | Shark Hole Point Formation |
| Overlies | Valiente Formation |
| Lithology | |
| Primary | Siltstone |
| Other | Sandstone |
| Location | |
| Coordinates | 9°06′N 82°00′W / 9.1°N 82.0°W |
| Approximate paleocoordinates | 9°00′N 81°00′W / 9.0°N 81.0°W |
| Region | Bocas del Toro |
| Country | Panama |
| Type section | |
| Named for | Nancy Point |
  Nancy Point Formation (Panama) | |
The Nancy Point Formation is a geologic formation in Panama. It preserves fossils dating back to the Miocene period.[1]