Peters Hill Limestone
Peters Hill Limestone Stratigraphic range: Cretaceous | |
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Type | Formation |
Underlies | Back River Formation |
Overlies | unconformably on the Arthurs Seat Formation (andesite, basalt and conglomerate) |
Thickness | up to 26 m |
Lithology | |
Primary | Limestone |
Other | Conglomerate |
Location | |
Country | Jamaica |
The Peters Hill Limestone or Peters Hill Formation is a geologic formation in Jamaica. It preserves fossils such as rudists, echinoids and corals from the Cretaceous Period.[1]
See also
References
- 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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