Morne Diablo Limestone
Morne Diablo Limestone Stratigraphic range: Oligocene | |
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Type | Formation |
Lithology | |
Primary | Limestone |
Location | |
Coordinates | 10°06′N 61°30′W / 10.1°N 61.5°WCoordinates: 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 | Trinidad and Tobago |
Type section | |
Named for | Morne Diablo |
Morne Diablo Limestone (Trinidad and Tobago) |
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[]
- List of fossiliferous stratigraphic units in Trinidad and Tobago
References[]
- ^ Morne Diablo Limestone at Fossilworks.org
Categories:
- Geologic formations of Trinidad and Tobago
- Paleogene Trinidad and Tobago
- Limestone formations
- Caribbean geologic formation stubs
- Paleogene stubs
- Trinidad and Tobago stubs