Shark Hole Point Formation
Geologic formation in Panama
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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]
TypeFormation
Unit ofBocas del Toro Group
UnderliesEscudo de Veraguas Formation
OverliesNancy 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 | 9.0°N 81.7°W |
| Approximate paleocoordinates | 9.3°N 81.3°W |
| Region | Bocas del Toro |
| Country | Panama |
| Type section | |
| Named for | Shark Hole Point |
  Shark Hole Point Formation (Panama) | |
Fossil content
- Diaphus depressifrons, D. paxtoni[2]