List of fossiliferous stratigraphic units in the Caribbean

The Paleobiology Database lists no known fossiliferous stratigraphic units in Dominica, Saint Kitts and Nevis, Saint Lucia, Saint Vincent and the Grenadines. The database also records no fossiliferous stratigraphic units within several regions of the Caribbean like the Archipelago of San Andrés, Providencia and Santa Catalina, Guadeloupe, Martinique, Bonaire, Saba, Sint Eustatius, and Nueva Esparta.

Antigua and Barbuda

Group or Formation Period Notes
Antigua FormationPaleogene
Central Plain GroupPaleogene
Highlands FormationNeogene

The Bahamas

Group or Formation Period Notes
Grotto Beach FormationNeogene
Lucayan FormationNeogene

Barbados

Group or Formation Period Notes
Scotland FormationPaleogene

Cuba

Group or Formation Period Notes
Arimao FormationCretaceous
Artemisa FormationJurassic
Canimar FormationNeogene
Consuelo FormationPaleogene
Guasasa FormationCretaceous, Jurassic
Guines FormationNeogene
Habana FormationCretaceous
Imias FormationNeogene
Jabaco FormationPaleogene
Jagua FormationJurassic
Jarao FormationCretaceous
La Cruz FormationNeogene
Lagunitas FormationNeogene
Loma Candela FormationPaleogene
Matanzas FormationNeogene
Nipe FormationPaleogene
Paso Real FormationNeogene
Piragua FormationCretaceous
Provincial FormationCretaceous
San Cayetano FormationJurassic
Saramaguacan FormationPaleogene

Dominican Republic

Group or Formation Period Notes
Baitoa FormationNeogene
Cercado FormationNeogene
Cerros de Sal FormationNeogene
Cevicos FormationPaleogene
El Mamey FormationNeogene
Gurabo FormationNeogene
La Toca FormationNeogene
Mao FormationNeogene
Mao Adentro FormationNeogene
Nivaje Shale FormationNeogene
Rio Gurabo FormationNeogene
Rio Hatillo FormationCretaceous
Tabera FormationPaleogene
Yanigua FormationNeogene
Yaque FormationNeogene

Grenada

Group or Formation Period Notes
Belmont FormationNeogene
Carriacou FormationNeogene
Grand Bay FormationNeogene

Haiti

Group or Formation Period Notes
Artibonite Group/Las Cahobas FormationNeogene
Cervicos LimestonePaleogene
Las Cahobas FormationNeogene
Riviere Gauche FormationNeogene
Thomonde FormationNeogene

Jamaica

Group or Formation Period Notes
August Town FormationNeogene
Barrettia LimestoneCretaceous
Blue Mountain SeriesCretaceous
Bowden FormationNeogene
Catadupa BedsCretaceous
Chapelton FormationPaleogene
Bowden FormationNeogene
Falmouth Formation
Manchioneal FormationNeogene
Devils Racecourse FormationCretaceous
Guinea Corn FormationCretaceous
Harvey River FormationCretaceous
Hope Gate FormationNeogene
Inoceramus ShalesCretaceous
Jerusalem Mountain FormationCretaceous
Los Hidalgos FormationPaleogene
Maldon LimestoneCretaceous
Manchioneal Formation
Mount Peace FormationCretaceous
Old Pera FormationNeogene
Peters Hill LimestoneCretaceous
Port Morant Formation
Providence ShalesCretaceous
Richmond FormationPaleogene
Rio Grande FormationCretaceous
shales below "Titanosarcolites limestone" FormationCretaceous
Slippery Rock FormationCretaceous
Stapleton LimestoneCretaceous
Titanosarcolites LimestoneCretaceous
Veniella ShaleCretaceous
Moneague FormationNeogene, Paleogene
Sign FormationNeogene
Somerset FormationPaleogene
Swanswick FormationPaleogene
Troy LimestonePaleogene
Woodland ShaleCretaceous
Yellow Limestone GroupPaleogene
Cambridge FormationPaleogene
Chapelton FormationPaleogene
Somerset FormationPaleogene

Trinidad and Tobago

Group or Formation Period Notes
Boca de Serpiente FormationPaleogene
Brasso FormationNeogene, Paleogene
Brasso Clay FormationNeogene
Cipero Marl FormationNeogene, Paleogene
Lizard Springs FormationPaleogene
Manzanilla FormationNeogene
Matura FormationNeogene
Morne Diablo Limestone FormationPaleogene
Morne l'Enfer FormationNeogene
Nariva FormationPaleogene
Older Parian FormationCretaceous
Oropouche Formation?
San Fernando FormationPaleogene, Cretaceous
Soldado FormationPaleogene
Springvale FormationNeogene
Talparo FormationNeogene
Tamana FormationNeogene
Bacolet FormationCretaceous

Dependencies of France

The Paleobiology Database lists no known fossiliferous stratigraphic units in the French dependencies of St. Barthélemy or St. Martin.

Dependencies of the Netherlands

The Paleobiology Database lists no known fossiliferous stratigraphic units in the Dutch dependencies of Aruba, Bonaire, Saba, Sint Eustatius and Sint Maarten.

Curaçao

Group or Formation Period Notes
Ceru di Cueba FormationPaleogene
Ceru Mainsjie FormationPaleogene
Hato FormationLate Pleistocene

Dependencies of the United Kingdom

The Paleobiology Database lists no known fossiliferous stratigraphic units in the British dependencies of the British Virgin Islands, the Cayman Islands, Montserrat, or the Turks and Caicos Islands.

Anguilla

Group or Formation Period Notes
Anguilla FormationNeogene

Bermuda

Group or Formation Period Notes
Belmont FormationNeogene
Devonshire Formation
Rocky Bay Formation
Spencer's Point Formation

Dependencies of the United States

The Paleobiology Database lists no known fossiliferous stratigraphic units in the American dependencies of Navassa Island or the United States Virgin Islands.

Puerto Rico

Group or Formation Period Notes
Aymamón LimestoneNeogene
Barranquitas FormationCretaceous
Cibao MarlNeogene
Coamo FormationPaleogene, Cretaceous
Collazo ShalePaleogene
Cotui LimestoneCretaceous
El Rayo FormationCretaceous
Cibao MarlPaleogene
Guayanilla FormationPaleogene
Lares LimestonePaleogene
Maravillas FormationCretaceous
Melones FormationCretaceous
Pepino FormationPaleogene
Ponce LimestoneNeogene
Pozas FormationCretaceous
Quebradillas LimestoneNeogene
Sabana Grande FormationCretaceous
San Sebastián LimestonePaleogene

See also

References

  1. ↑ Hato Formation at Fossilworks.org
  • Various Contributors to the Paleobiology Database. "Fossilworks: Gateway to the Paleobiology Database". Archived from the original on 31 July 2014. Retrieved 8 July 2014.
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