El Salto Formation, Nicaragua

The El Salto Formation is a geologic formation in Nicaragua. It preserves fossils dating back to the Pliocene period.^[1]

El Salto Formation
Stratigraphic range: Early Pliocene
Type	Formation
Lithology
Primary	Shale
Other	Sandstone
Location
Coordinates	11.8°N 86.4°W / 11.8; -86.4
Approximate paleocoordinates	11.9°N 86.1°W / 11.9; -86.1
Region	Managua Department
Country	Nicaragua
El Salto Formation, Nicaragua (Nicaragua)

Fossil content

• Mysticeti indet.^[2]

See also

• List of fossiliferous stratigraphic units in Nicaragua