Fort Thompson Formation

The Fort Thompson Formation is a geologic formation in Florida. It preserves fossils dating back to the late Pleistocene. It was influenced by sea level changes.[1]

Fort Thompson Formation
Stratigraphic range: Late Pleistocene
Murex snail shell fossil from the Pleistocene
TypeFormation
OverliesBermont Formation
Location
RegionFlorida
CountryUnited States

See also
  •  Earth sciences portal
  •  Florida portal
  •  Paleontology portal

References
  1. Fort Thompson formation, Pleistocene, Florida platform, in Temporal and Spatial Patterns in Carbonate Platforms Springer-Verlag 1993, pp 69-96 ISBN 978-3-540-56231-3


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