The Bowden Formation is a geologic formation in Jamaica. It preserves fossils dating back to the Neogene period.
Fossil content
Fish Fishes from the Bowden Formation Genus Species Location Member Material Notes Images Cataetyx C. stringeri An viviparous brotula Diaphus D. aequalis An lanternfish D. depressifrons D. paxtoni Ophidion O. bowdenensis An cusk-eel
Bryozoans Bryozoans from the Bowden Formation Genus Species Location Member Material Notes Images Cupuladria C. collyrida A cupuladriid cheilostomatidan
Cnidarians Cnidarians from the Bowden Formation Genus Species Location Member Material Notes Images Antillia A. coatesi A mussine mussid
See also
List of fossiliferous stratigraphic units in Jamaica
References
External links W. P. Woodring. 1928. Miocene Molluscs from Bowden, Jamaica. Part 2: Gastropods and discussion of results . Contributions to the Geology and Palaeontology of the West Indies