Mount Peace Formation
Geologic formation in Jamaica
Mount Peace Formation | |
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Stratigraphic range: Late Santonian ~85 Ma PreꞒ Ꞓ O S D C P T J K Pg N ↓ | |
Type | Formation |
Sub-units | Clifton Limestone |
Lithology | |
Primary | Limestone |
Other | Shale |
Location | |
Coordinates | Mount Peace Formation (Jamaica) |
The Mount Peace Formation is a geologic formation in Jamaica. It preserves ammonite, bivalve and echinoid fossils dating back to the Late Santonian stage of the Cretaceous period.[1]
See also
References
- ^ Mount Peace Formation at Fossilworks.org
Further reading
- S. K. Donovan, S. F. Mitchell, and D. N. Lewis. 2006. The irregular echinoid Nucleopygus from the Upper Cretaceous of western Jamaica. Cretaceous Research 27:577-583