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The El Plan Formation is a
geologic formation A geological formation, or simply formation, is a body of rock having a consistent set of physical characteristics ( lithology) that distinguishes it from adjacent bodies of rock, and which occupies a particular position in the layers of rock exp ...
in
Honduras Honduras, officially the Republic of Honduras, is a country in Central America. The republic of Honduras is bordered to the west by Guatemala, to the southwest by El Salvador, to the southeast by Nicaragua, to the south by the Pacific Oce ...
. It preserves
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probably dating back to the
Middle Jurassic The Middle Jurassic is the second epoch of the Jurassic Period. It lasted from about 174.1 to 163.5 million years ago. Fossils of land-dwelling animals, such as dinosaurs, from the Middle Jurassic are relatively rare, but geological formations co ...
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.El Plan Formation
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Fossil content

* '' Brachyphyllum hondurense'' * '' Phlebopteris branneri'' * '' Piazopteris branneri'' * '' Equisetum sp.'' * '' Zamites sp.''


See also

*
List of fossiliferous stratigraphic units in Honduras This page lists the fossiliferous stratigraphic units in Central America. Belize El Salvador Guatemala Honduras Nicaragua Costa Rica Panama See also * Lists of fossiliferous stratigraphic units ...


References

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Further reading

* T. Delevoryas and S. C. Srivastava. 1981. Jurassic plants from the Department of Francisco Morazan, central Honduras. Review of Palaeobotany and Palynology 34:345-357 Geologic formations of Honduras Jurassic Honduras Sandstone formations Shale formations Shallow marine deposits Formations