The Boca de Serpiente Formation is a geologic formation in Trinidad and Tobago. The limestones stained red with hematite, preserve fossils dating back to the Priabonian period.[1]
Boca de Serpiente Formation | |
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Stratigraphic range: Priabonian | |
Type | Formation |
Lithology | |
Primary | Limestone |
Other | Hematite |
Location | |
Coordinates | 10°12′N 62°00′W / 10.2°N 62.0°W |
Approximate paleocoordinates | 8°18′N 55°24′W / 8.3°N 55.4°W |
Region | Gulf of Paria |
Country | Trinidad and Tobago |
Type section | |
Named for | Boca de la Serpiente |
See also
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edit- C. J. Maury. 1912. A contribution to the paleontology of Trinidad. Journal of the Academy of Natural Sciences of Philadelphia 15:1-112