Brito Formation
Brito Formation Stratigraphic range: Late Eocene | |
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Type | Formation |
Lithology | |
Primary | Limestone |
Other | Marl |
Location | |
Coordinates | 11°18′N 86°00′W / 11.3°N 86.0°WCoordinates: 11°18′N 86°00′W / 11.3°N 86.0°W |
Approximate paleocoordinates | 11°48′N 85°42′W / 11.8°N 85.7°W |
Region | Rivas Department |
Country | ![]() |
Type section | |
Named for | Brito River |
![]() ![]() Brito Formation (Nicaragua) |
The Brito Formation is a geologic formation in Honduras. It preserves fossils dating back to the Late Eocene period.[1]
Fossil content[]
See also[]
- List of fossiliferous stratigraphic units in Honduras
References[]
- ^ Brito Formation at Fossilworks.org
Further reading[]
- T. W. Vaughan. 1919. Fossil corals from Central America, Cuba, and Porto Rico, with an account of the American Tertiary, Pleistocene, and Recent coral reefs. Smithsonian Institution Bulletin 103:189–524
Categories:
- Geologic formations of Nicaragua
- Paleogene Nicaragua
- Limestone formations
- Marl formations
- Shallow marine deposits
- Rivas Department