The Peters Hill Limestone or Peters Hill Formation is a geologic formation in Jamaica. It preserves fossils such as rudists, echinoids and corals from the Santonian stage of the Cretaceous Period.[1][2]

Peters Hill Limestone
Stratigraphic range: Santonian
~85 Ma
TypeFormation
UnderliesBack River Formation
Overliesunconformably on the Arthurs Seat Formation (andesite, basalt and conglomerate)
Thicknessup to 26 m (85 ft)
Lithology
PrimaryLimestone
OtherConglomerate
Location
Coordinates18°06′N 77°12′W / 18.1°N 77.2°W / 18.1; -77.2
Approximate paleocoordinates16°36′N 63°00′W / 16.6°N 63.0°W / 16.6; -63.0
RegionClarendon Parish
Country Jamaica
Type section
Named forPeters' Hill
Peters Hill Limestone is located in Jamaica
Peters Hill Limestone
Peters Hill Limestone (Jamaica)

See also

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References

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  1. ^ Bartolini, Claudio and Richard T. Buffler (editor), The Circum-Gulf of Mexico and the Caribbean: Hydrocarbon Habitats, Basin Formation, and Plate Tectonics (AAPG Memoir), American Association of Petroleum Geologists, 2003, p. 611 ISBN 978-0891813606
  2. ^ Peters Hill Limestone at Fossilworks.org

Further reading

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  • L. J. Chubb. 1971. Rudists of Jamaica. Palaeontographica Americana 7(45):161-257