Belmont Formation, Grenada
Appearance
Belmont Formation | |
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Stratigraphic range: Burdigalian | |
Type | Formation |
Sub-units | Kendace Calcareous Silt Member |
Lithology | |
Primary | Siltstone |
Other | Sandstone |
Location | |
Coordinates | 12°30′N 61°24′W / 12.5°N 61.4°W |
Approximate paleocoordinates | 12°12′N 60°12′W / 12.2°N 60.2°W |
Region | Carriacou |
Country | Grenada |
Type section | |
Named for | Belmont |
The Belmont Formation is a geologic formation in Grenada. It preserves fossils dating back to the Burdigalian period.[1]
See also
[edit]References
[edit]- ^ Belmont Formation at Fossilworks.org
Further reading
[edit]- P. Jung. 1971. Fossil mollusks from Carriacou, West Indies. Bulletins of American Paleontology 61(269):1-262
- B. Landau and C. Marques da Silva. 2010. Early Pliocene gastropods of Cubagua, Venezuela: Taxonomy, palaeobiogeography and ecostratigraphy. Palaeontos 19:1-221
- H. G. Richards, R. T. Abbott, and T. Skymer. 1969. The marine Pleistocene mollusks of Bermuda. Notulae Naturae 425:1-10