Highlands Formation
Highlands Formation Stratigraphic range: Pliocene ~ | |
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Type | Formation |
Lithology | |
Primary | Limestone |
Other | Bindstone |
Location | |
Coordinates | 17°36′N 61°48′W / 17.6°N 61.8°WCoordinates: 17°36′N 61°48′W / 17.6°N 61.8°W |
Region | Barbuda |
Country | Antigua and Barbuda |
Highlands Formation (Antigua and Barbuda) |
The Highlands Formation is a geologic formation in Antigua and Barbuda. It preserves fossils of megalodon dating back to the Pliocene period. Among others, the formation has provided fossils of megalodon.[1]
See also[]
- List of fossiliferous stratigraphic units in Antigua and Barbuda
References[]
- ^ Darby Sink at Fossilworks.org
Categories:
- Geologic formations of the Caribbean
- Geology of Antigua and Barbuda
- Neogene Caribbean
- Limestone formations
- Shallow marine deposits
- Fossiliferous stratigraphic units of North America
- Paleontology in the Caribbean
- Caribbean geologic formation stubs
- Neogene stubs
- Antigua and Barbuda stubs