Ambergris Cay Limestone
Ambergris Caye Limestone Stratigraphic range: Late Pleistocene | |
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Type | Formation |
Lithology | |
Primary | Limestone |
Location | |
Coordinates | 18°06′N 87°48′W / 18.1°N 87.8°WCoordinates: 18°06′N 87°48′W / 18.1°N 87.8°W |
Country | ![]() |
Type section | |
Named for | Ambergris Caye |
![]() ![]() Ambergris Cay Limestone (Belize) |
The Ambergris Caye Limestone is a geologic formation in Belize. It preserves fossils dating back to the Late Pleistocene period.[1]
See also[]
- List of fossiliferous stratigraphic units in Belize
References[]
- ^ Ambergris Limestone at Fossilworks.org
Further reading[]
- S. J. Mazzullo. 2006. Late Pliocene to Holocene platform evolution in northern Belize, and comparison with coeval deposits in southern Belize and the Bahamas. Sedimentology 53:1015-1047
Categories:
- Geology of Belize
- Pleistocene Belize
- Limestone formations
- Reef deposits
- Geologic formation stubs
- Central America stubs
- Neogene stubs
- Belize stubs