Shoal River Formation

The Shoal River Formation is a geologic formation in Florida. The sandstones and marls of the formation preserve fossils dating back to the Serravallian epoch of the Middle Miocene of the Neogene period.[1][2]

Shoal River Formation
Stratigraphic range: Serravallian (Clarendonian)
~13.6–10.3 Ma
TypeFormation
Unit ofAlum Bluff Group
UnderliesChochtawatchee Formation
OverliesChipola Formation
Lithology
PrimarySandstone
OtherMarl
Location
Coordinates30.8°N 86.3°W / 30.8; -86.3
Approximate paleocoordinates31.1°N 83.5°W / 31.1; -83.5
Region Florida
Country United States
Type section
Named forShoal River
Shoal River Formation (the United States)
Shoal River Formation (Florida)

See also

References

  1. Pineda Salgado et al., 2016
  2. Shoal River Formation at Fossilworks.org

Bibliography

Further reading

  • R. W. Portell, G. L. Polites, and G. W. Schmelz. 2006. Mollusca: Shoal River Formation (Middle Miocene. Florida Fossil Invertebrates 9:1-52
  • J. R. Gardner. 1947. The Molluscan Fauna of the Alum Bluff Group of Florida. United States Geological Survey Professional Paper (142A-H)1-709
  • R. H. Smith. 1941. Micropaleontology and stratigraphy of a deep well at Niceville, Okaloosa County, Florida. Bulletin of the American Association of Petroleum Geologists 25(2):263-286
  • M. J. Rathbun. 1935. Fossil Crustacea of the Atlantic and Gulf Coastal Plain. Geological Society of America Special Paper (2)1-160
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