Morne Diablo Limestone

Morne Diablo Limestone
Stratigraphic range: Oligocene
TypeFormation
Lithology
PrimaryLimestone
Location
Coordinates10°06′N 61°30′W / 10.1°N 61.5°W / 10.1; -61.5
Approximate paleocoordinates9°00′N 56°42′W / 9.0°N 56.7°W / 9.0; -56.7
CountryTrinidad and Tobago
Type section
Named forMorne 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

References

  1. ^ Morne Diablo Limestone at Fossilworks.org
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