Shoal River Formation

Shoal River Formation
Stratigraphic range: Serravallian (Clarendonian)
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TypeFormation
Unit ofAlum Bluff Group
UnderliesChochtawatchee Formation
OverliesChipola Formation
Lithology
PrimarySandstone
OtherMarl
Location
Coordinates30°48′N 86°18′W / 30.8°N 86.3°W / 30.8; -86.3
Approximate paleocoordinates31°06′N 83°30′W / 31.1°N 83.5°W / 31.1; -83.5
RegionFlorida
CountryUnited States
Type section
Named forShoal River
Shoal River Formation (the United States)
Shoal River Formation (Florida)

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.

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