Older Parian Group
Older Parian Group Stratigraphic range: Aptian | |
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Type | Group |
Lithology | |
Primary | Bituminous limestone |
Location | |
Coordinates | 10°30′N 61°18′W / 10.5°N 61.3°WCoordinates: 10°30′N 61°18′W / 10.5°N 61.3°W |
Approximate paleocoordinates | 9°18′N 29°24′W / 9.3°N 29.4°W |
Country | ![]() |
![]() ![]() Older Parian Group (Trinidad and Tobago) |
The Older Parian Group is a geologic group in Trinidad and Tobago. The bituminous limestone preserves fossils of dating back to the Aptian period.[1]
See also[]
- List of fossiliferous stratigraphic units in Trinidad and Tobago
References[]
- ^ Older Parian Group at Fossilworks.org
Further reading[]
- The Older Parian in Trinidad. The Geologist 6. 363–364. Accessed 2019-02-07. . 1863.
- The geology of the western part of the Northern range of Trinidad (PhD thesis), 1. Durham University. Accessed 2019-02-07. . 1974.
- L. Sommermeier. 1918. Über einen Fossilfund aus der Unteren Kreide von Trinidad. Centralblatt für Mineralogie, Geologie und Paläontologie 1918:131-136
Categories:
- Geologic groups of South America
- Geologic formations of Trinidad and Tobago
- Cretaceous Trinidad and Tobago
- Aptian Stage
- Limestone formations
- Source rock formations