Morne Diablo Limestone
Appearance
Morne Diablo Limestone | |
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Stratigraphic range: Oligocene | |
Type | Formation |
Lithology | |
Primary | Limestone |
Location | |
Coordinates | 10°06′N 61°30′W / 10.1°N 61.5°W |
Approximate paleocoordinates | 9°00′N 56°42′W / 9.0°N 56.7°W |
Country | ![]() |
Type section | |
Named for | Morne Diablo |
The Morne Diablo Limestone is a geologic formation in Morne Diablo (pronounced, in the local English dialect, "Mun Jablo"), Trinidad and Tobago. It preserves fossils dating back to the Oligocene period. The formation is laterally equivalent to the Cipero Marl and San Fernando Formation.[1]
See also
[edit]References
[edit]- ^ Morne Diablo Limestone at Fossilworks.org