El Salto Formation, Nicaragua

{{short description|Geologic formation in Nicaragua}}

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| type = Formation

| age = Early Pliocene

| period = Zanclean

| prilithology = Shale

| otherlithology = Sandstone

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| region = Managua Department

| country = {{NIC}}

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The El Salto Formation is a geologic formation in Nicaragua. It preserves fossils dating back to the Pliocene period.[https://paleobiodb.org/classic/displayCollResults?collection_no=86947 El Salto Formation] at Fossilworks.org