Nancy Point Formation

The Nancy Point Formation is a geologic formation in Panama. It preserves fossils dating back to the Miocene period.[1]

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	9.1°N 82.0°W
Approximate paleocoordinates	9.0°N 81.0°W
Region	Bocas del Toro
Country	Panama
Type section
Named for	Nancy Point
Nancy Point Formation (Panama)

Fossil content

• Admetula valientensis[2]
• Cancellaria pilula[2]
• Diaphus apalus, D. depressifrons, D. multiserratus[3]
• Lobianchia johnfitchi[3]
• Massyla corpulenta[2]

See also

• List of fossiliferous stratigraphic units in Panama

References

1. Nancy Point Formation at Fossilworks.org
2. Landau et al., 2012
3. Schwarzhans & Aguilera, 2013

Bibliography

• Landau, Bernard; Richard E. Petit, and Carlos M. Da Silva. 2012. New Cancellariidae (Mollusca, Gastropoda) from the Miocene Gatun Formation of Panama, with Eleven New Species. Journal of Paleontology 86. 907–930. Accessed 2019-02-09.
• Schwarzhans, Werner, and Órangel Aguilera. 2013. Otoliths of the Myctophidae from the Neogene of tropical America. Palaeo Ichthyologica 13. 83–150. Accessed 2019-02-09.