Alachua Formation | |
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Stratigraphic range: Early-Late Miocene (Hemingfordian-Hemphillian) ~ | |
Type | Formation |
Lithology | |
Primary | Claystone, sandstone |
Other | Phosphorite |
Location | |
Coordinates | 29°42′N 82°36′W / 29.7°N 82.6°W |
Approximate paleocoordinates | 29°48′N 80°54′W / 29.8°N 80.9°W |
Region | Florida |
Country | ![]() |
Type section | |
Named for | Alachua, Florida |
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.
The formation has provided the following fossils.[1]