Chocal Formation
Chocal Formation Stratigraphic range: Artinskian-Kungurian | |
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Type | Formation |
Unit of | Santa Rosa Group |
Lithology | |
Primary | Limestone |
Location | |
Coordinates | 15°24′N 91°30′W / 15.4°N 91.5°WCoordinates: 15°24′N 91°30′W / 15.4°N 91.5°W |
Region | Huehuetenango |
Country |
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Extent | Sierra de los Cuchumatanes |
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The Chocal Formation is a geologic formation in Guatemala. The limestone formation preserves fossils dating back to the Permian period.[1]
See also
References
- ↑ Chocal Formation at Fossilworks.org
Further reading
- C. L. Rowett and J. L. Walper. 1972. Permian corals from near Huehuetenango, Guatemala. Pacific Geology 5:71-80
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