The Eastover Formation[1] is a geologic formation in Virginia, and North Carolina. It preserves fossils dating back to the Late Miocene Epoch

Fossils

Fossil plants

The flora of the Eastover Formation consists mostly of lignitized plant remains and a documented palynoflora record. The terrestrial palynoflora represented in the Eastover Formation consisted primarily of temperate -warm temperate taxa.[2]

Known taxa

References

  1. ^ Stratigraphic revision of upper Miocene and lower Pliocene beds of the Chesapeake Group, middle Atlantic Coastal Plain (Report). US Geological Survey. 1980.
  2. ^ Weems, Robert E.; Edwards, Lucy E.; Landacre, Bryan, "Geology and biostratigraphy of the Potomac River cliffs at Stratford Hall, Westmoreland County, Virginia", Field Guides, Geological Society of America, pp. 125–152, retrieved 2024-08-15


Allikas: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Eastover_Formation
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