Antigua Formation
Appearance
Antigua Formation | |
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Stratigraphic range: Late Oligocene | |
Type | Formation |
Sub-units | Long Bay Member |
Overlies | Central Plain Group |
Lithology | |
Primary | Limestone |
Other | Claystone, sandstone, marl, packstone, rudstone, framestone |
Location | |
Coordinates | 17°06′N 61°54′W / 17.1°N 61.9°W |
Region | Antigua |
Country | Antigua and Barbuda |
Type section | |
Named for | Antigua |
The Antigua Formation is a geologic formation in Antigua and Barbuda. It preserves fossils dating back to the Late Oligocene period.[1]
See also
[edit]References
[edit]- ^ Antigua Formation at Fossilworks.org
Further reading
[edit]- W. A. van den Bold. 1966. Ostracoda from the Antigua Formation (Oligocene, Lesser Antilles). Journal of Paleontology 40(5):1233-1236
- A. P. Brown. 1913. Notes on the Geology of the Island of Antigua. Proceedings of the Academy of Natural Sciences, Philadelphia 584-616
- J. S. H. Collins and S. K. Donovan. 1995. A New Species of Necronectes (Decapoda) from the Upper Oligocene of Anitgua [sic]. Caribbean of Journal of Earth Science 31(1-2):122-127