Cipero Marl | |
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Stratigraphic range: Early Oligocene-Burdigalian | |
Type | Formation |
Sub-units | St. Croix Limestone |
Lithology | |
Primary | Marl |
Other | Limestone |
Location | |
Coordinates | 10°12′N 61°30′W / 10.2°N 61.5°W / 10.2; -61.5 |
Approximate paleocoordinates | 9°12′N 56°42′W / 9.2°N 56.7°W / 9.2; -56.7 |
Country | Trinidad and Tobago |
Cipero Marl (Trinidad and Tobago) |
The Cipero Marl is a geologic formation in Trinidad and Tobago. It preserves fossils dating back to the Early Oligocene to Burdigalian period.
See also
References
- Cipero Marl at Fossilworks.org
Further reading
- R. M. Stainforth. 1948. Description, correlation, and paleoecology of Tertiary Cipero Marl, Trinidad, BWI. Bulletin of the American Association of Petroleum Geologists 32(7):1292-1330
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