The Moin 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 Costa Rica. It preserves

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dating back to the

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to Early Pleistocene

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* '' Cataetyx stringeri'' * ''

Engina moinensis ''Engina'' is a genus of sea snails, marine gastropod mollusks in the family Pisaniidae. Species Species within the genus ''Engina'' include: * ''Engina albocincta'' Pease, 1860 * ''Engina alveolata'' (Kiener, 1836) * ''Engina androyensis'' ...

''Landau & Vermeij, 2012

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* * {{citation , last1=Schwarzhans , first1=Werner , last2=Aguilera , first2=Órangel , year=2016 , title=Otoliths of the Ophidiiformes from the Neogene of tropical America , url=https://www.researchgate.net/publication/301301826 , journal=

Palaeo Ichthyologica __NOTOC__ ''Paleo'' may refer to: Prehistoric Era, Age, or Period * Paleolithic, a prehistoric Era, Age, or Period of human history People * David Strackany, aka "Paleo", an American folk singer-songwriter Art, entertainment, and media * ''Pal ...

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