Boca de Serpiente Formation

Boca de Serpiente Formation
Stratigraphic range: Priabonian
TypeFormation
Lithology
PrimaryLimestone
OtherHematite
Location
Coordinates10°12′N 62°00′W / 10.2°N 62.0°W / 10.2; -62.0
Approximate paleocoordinates8°18′N 55°24′W / 8.3°N 55.4°W / 8.3; -55.4
RegionGulf of Paria
CountryTrinidad and Tobago
Type section
Named forBoca de la Serpiente
Boca de Serpiente Formation (Trinidad and Tobago)

The Boca de Serpiente Formation is a geologic formation in Trinidad and Tobago. The limestones stained red with hematite, preserve fossils dating back to the Priabonian period.[1]

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Further reading

  • C. J. Maury. 1912. A contribution to the paleontology of Trinidad. Journal of the Academy of Natural Sciences of Philadelphia 15:1-112