Alachua Formation
The Alachua Formation is a Miocene geologic formation in Florida. The claystones, sandstones and phosphorites of the formation preserve many fossils of mammals, birds, reptiles and fish, among others megalodon.
| Alachua Formation | |
|---|---|
| Stratigraphic range: Early-Late Miocene (Hemingfordian-Hemphillian) ~ | |
| Type | Formation |
| Lithology | |
| Primary | Claystone, sandstone |
| Other | Phosphorite |
| Location | |
| Coordinates | 29.7°N 82.6°W |
| Approximate paleocoordinates | 29.8°N 80.9°W |
| Region | Florida |
| Country | United States |
| Type section | |
| Named for | Alachua, Florida |
Alachua Formation (the United States) Alachua Formation (Florida) | |
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