Cipero Marl
Cipero Marl Stratigraphic range: Early Oligocene-Burdigalian | |
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Type | Formation |
Sub-units | St. Croix Limestone |
Lithology | |
Primary | Marl |
Other | Limestone |
Location | |
Coordinates | 10°12′N 61°30′W / 10.2°N 61.5°WCoordinates: 10°12′N 61°30′W / 10.2°N 61.5°W |
Approximate paleocoordinates | 9°12′N 56°42′W / 9.2°N 56.7°W |
Country | ![]() |
![]() ![]() Cipero Marl (Trinidad and Tobago) |
The Cipero Marl is a geologic formation in Trinidad and Tobago. It preserves fossils dating back to the Early Oligocene to Burdigalian period.[1]
See also[]
- List of fossiliferous stratigraphic units in Trinidad and Tobago
References[]
- ^ Cipero Marl at Fossilworks.org
Further reading[]
- R. M. Stainforth. 1948. Description, correlation, and paleoecology of Tertiary Cipero Marl, Trinidad, BWI. Bulletin of the American Association of Petroleum Geologists 32(7):1292-1330
Categories:
- Geologic formations of Trinidad and Tobago
- Neogene Trinidad and Tobago
- Paleogene Trinidad and Tobago
- Marl formations
- Shallow marine deposits
- Caribbean geologic formation stubs
- Neogene stubs
- Trinidad and Tobago stubs