The Antigua Formation is a geologic formation in Antigua and Barbuda. It preserves fossils dating back to the Late Oligocene period.[1]
| Antigua Formation | |
|---|---|
| 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 |
  Antigua Formation (Antigua and Barbuda) | |
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
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