Penney Farms Formation

The Penney Farms Formation is a geologic formation in Florida. It preserves fossils from the early Miocene.[1]

Penney Farms Formation
TypeGeological formation
Location
Region Florida
Country United States

Fossil content

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Invertebrates

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Crustaceans
Genus Species Presence Material Notes Images
Balanus B. reflexus Osceola National Forest, Columbia County, Florida.[2] 4 scuta, 1 tergum, 2 shells.[2] A balanid barnacle also found in the Parachucla Formation.
Concavus C. crassostricola Osceola National Forest, Columbia County, Florida.[2] 2 scuta, 4 compartmental plates.[2] A balanid barnacle also found in the Parachucla Formation.
Solidobalanus S. sp. indet. Osceola National Forest, Columbia County, Florida.[2] One scutum, 6 compartmental plates.[2] An archaeobalanid barnacle also found in the Parachucla Formation.

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References

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  1. ^ "Geologic Unit: Penney Farms".
  2. ^ a b c d e f 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).