Mount Peace Formation

Mount Peace Formation Stratigraphic range: Late Santonian ~85 Ma PreꞒ Ꞓ O S D C P T J K Pg N ↓
Type	Formation
Sub-units	Clifton Limestone
Lithology
Primary	Limestone
Other	Shale
Location
Coordinates	18°24′N 78°06′W / 18.4°N 78.1°W / 18.4; -78.1Coordinates: 18°24′N 78°06′W / 18.4°N 78.1°W / 18.4; -78.1
Approximate paleocoordinates	17°00′N 63°54′W / 17.0°N 63.9°W / 17.0; -63.9
Region	Hanover Parish
Country	Jamaica
Type section
Named for
Mount Peace Formation (Jamaica)

The Mount Peace Formation is a geologic formation in Jamaica. It preserves ammonite, bivalve and echinoid fossils dating back to the Late Santonian stage of the Cretaceous period.^[1]

See also[]

• List of fossiliferous stratigraphic units in Jamaica

References[]

Further reading[]

• S. K. Donovan, S. F. Mitchell, and D. N. Lewis. 2006. The irregular echinoid Nucleopygus from the Upper Cretaceous of western Jamaica. Cretaceous Research 27:577-583