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(Redirected from Scotland Formation, Barbados) Geologic formation in Barbados Not to be confused with Geology of Scotland.
Scotland Beds
Stratigraphic range: Early Eocene
TypeFormation
Lithology
PrimaryConglomerate
Location
Coordinates13°12′N 59°30′W / 13.2°N 59.5°W / 13.2; -59.5
Approximate paleocoordinates11°06′N 59°06′W / 11.1°N 59.1°W / 11.1; -59.1
RegionBissex Hill
Country Barbados
Scotland Beds is located in BarbadosScotland BedsScotland Beds (Barbados)

The Scotland Beds is a geologic formation in Barbados. It preserves fossils of Falconoplax bicarinella and Palaeopinnixa perornata, dating back to the Early Eocene period.

See also

References

  1. Scotland Beds

Further reading

  • Caves and Karst of Barbados, Patricia N. Kambesis & Hans G. Machel
  • J. S. H. Collins and S. F. Morris. 1976. Tertiary and Pleistocene crabs from Barbados and Trinidad. Palaeontology 19(1):107-131
  • J. W. Wells. 1934. Some fossil corals from the West Indies. Proceedings of the United States National Museum 83(2975):71-110


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