San Fernando Formation, Trinidad and Tobago

San Fernando Formation
Stratigraphic range: Oligocene
Type Formation
Sub-units Flat Rock Member
Lithology
Primary Claystone
Location
Coordinates 10°18′N 61°30′W / 10.3°N 61.5°W / 10.3; -61.5Coordinates: 10°18′N 61°30′W / 10.3°N 61.5°W / 10.3; -61.5
Approximate paleocoordinates 9°00′N 56°18′W / 9.0°N 56.3°W / 9.0; -56.3
Country  Trinidad and Tobago
Type section
Named for San Fernando

The San Fernando Formation is a geologic formation in Trinidad and Tobago. The open marine claystones preserve fossils dating back to the Oligocene period.[1]

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References

Further reading

  • R. M. Stainforth. 1948. Description, correlation, and paleoecology of Tertiary Cipero Marl, Trinidad, BWI. Bulletin of the American Association of Petroleum Geologists 32(7):1292-1330
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