Eastover Formation | |
Type: | Formation |
Age: | Neogene |
Period: | Neogene |
Country: | United States |
Subunits: | (Claremont Manor Member, Cobham Bay Member) |
Underlies: | Yorktown Formation |
Overlies: | St Mary's Formation |
Extent: | Virginia, and North Carolina |
Epoch: | Late Miocene |
The Eastover Formation[1] is a geologic formation in Virginia, and North Carolina. It preserves fossils dating back to the Late Miocene Epoch
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.