Eastover Formation Type Formation Sub-units (Claremont Manor Member, Cobham Bay Member) Underlies Yorktown Formation Overlies St Mary's Formation Country United States Extent Virginia, and North Carolina
The Eastover Formation [ 1] geologic formation in Virginia , and North Carolina . It preserves fossils dating back to the Late Miocene Epoch
Fossils
Fossil plants
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.[ 2]
Known taxa
References
^ Stratigraphic revision of upper Miocene and lower Pliocene beds of the Chesapeake Group, middle Atlantic Coastal Plain (Report). US Geological Survey. 1980.^ Weems, Robert E.; Edwards, Lucy E.; Landacre, Bryan, "Geology and biostratigraphy of the Potomac River cliffs at Stratford Hall, Westmoreland County, Virginia" , Field Guides , Geological Society of America, pp. 125– 152, retrieved 2024-08-15
