Bowden Formation

{{Short description|Geologic formation located in Jamaica}}

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| age = Neogene

| period = Neogene

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The Bowden Formation is a geologic formation in Jamaica. It preserves fossils dating back to the Neogene period.

Fossil content

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colspan="7" align="center" | Fishes from the Bowden Formation
GenusSpeciesLocationMemberMaterialNotesImages
Ophidion

| O. bowdenensis

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| A cusk-eel

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See also

{{Portal|Earth sciences|Caribbean|Paleontology}}

References

  • {{cite web|title= Fossilworks: Gateway to the Paleobiology Database|author= ((Various Contributors to the Paleobiology Database))|url= https://www.fossilworks.org|access-date= 17 December 2021}}