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 PreꞒ Ꞓ O S D C P T J K Pg N ↓
Type	Formation
Unit of	Alum Bluff Group
Underlies	Chochtawatchee Formation
Overlies	Chipola Formation
Lithology
Primary	Sandstone
Other	Marl
Location
Coordinates	30.8°N 86.3°W / 30.8; -86.3
Approximate paleocoordinates	31.1°N 83.5°W / 31.1; -83.5
Region	Florida
Country	United States
Type section
Named for	Shoal River
Shoal River Formation (the United States) Show map of the United States Shoal River Formation (Florida) Show map of Florida

See also

• List of fossiliferous stratigraphic units in Florida