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Providence Shales

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Providence Shales
Stratigraphic range: Cretaceous
TypeFormation
Location
CountryJamaica

The Providence Shales is a geologic formation in Jamaica. It preserves fossils dating back to the Cretaceous period.[1]

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  1. ^ Trechmann, C. T. (February 1927). "The Cretaceous Shales of Jamaica". Geological Magazine. 64 (2): 49–65. Bibcode:1927GeoM...64...49T. doi:10.1017/S0016756800102894. ISSN 1469-5081. S2CID 128604866.