Eastover Formation

Eastover Formation
Stratigraphic range:
TypeFormation
Unit ofChesapeake Group
Sub-unitsClaremont Manor Member, Cobham Bay Member
UnderliesYorktown Formation
OverliesSt. Marys Formation
Location
CountryUnited States
ExtentVirginia and North Carolina

The Eastover Formation is a geologic formation in Virginia, and North Carolina. It preserves fossils dating back to the Messinian stage of the Late Miocene Epoch, between 7 to 6 million years ago.

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