The Tamana Formation is a geologic formation in Trinidad and Tobago. It preserves fossils dating back to the Burdigalian to Serravallian period.[1]
| Tamana Formation | |
|---|---|
| Stratigraphic range: Burdigalian-Serravallian | |
| Type | Formation |
| Sub-units | Guaracara Limestone |
| Lithology | |
| Primary | Limestone |
| Location | |
| Coordinates | 10°18′N 61°24′W / 10.3°N 61.4°W |
| Approximate paleocoordinates | 10°00′N 58°30′W / 10.0°N 58.5°W |
| Country | Trinidad and Tobago |
| Type section | |
| Named for | Tamana caves |
  Tamana Formation (Trinidad and Tobago) | |
See also edit
References edit
- ^ Tamana Formation at Fossilworks.org
Further reading edit
- K. G. Johnson. 2001. Middle Miocene recovery of Caribbean reef corals: new data from the Tamana Formation, Trinidad. Journal of Paleontology 75(3):513-526
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