Penney Farms Formation | |
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Type | Geological formation |
Location | |
Region | Florida |
Country | United States |
The Penney Farms Formation is a geologic formation in Florida. It preserves fossils from the early Miocene.
Fossil content
Invertebrates
Crustaceans | |||||
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Genus | Species | Presence | Material | Notes | Images |
Balanus | B. reflexus | Osceola National Forest, Columbia County, Florida. | 4 scuta, 1 tergum, 2 shells. | A balanid barnacle also found in the Parachucla Formation. | |
Concavus | C. crassostricola | Osceola National Forest, Columbia County, Florida. | 2 scuta, 4 compartmental plates. | A balanid barnacle also found in the Parachucla Formation. | |
Solidobalanus | S. sp. indet. | Osceola National Forest, Columbia County, Florida. | One scutum, 6 compartmental plates. | An archaeobalanid barnacle also found in the Parachucla Formation. |
See also
References
- "Geologic Unit: Penney Farms".
- ^ Zullo, Victor A.; Portell, Roger W. (1991). "Balanoid Barnacles from the Early Miocene Parachucla and Penney Farms Formations, Northern Florida". Tulane Studies in Geology and Paleontology. 24 (4).
- Various Contributors to the Paleobiology Database. "Fossilworks: Gateway to the Paleobiology Database". Retrieved 17 December 2021.
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