Earth:Cipero Marl

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Short description: Geologic formation in Trinidad and Tobago
Cipero Marl
Stratigraphic range: Early Oligocene-Burdigalian
TypeFormation
Sub-unitsSt. Croix Limestone
Lithology
PrimaryMarl
OtherLimestone
Location
Coordinates [ ⚑ ] : 10°12′N 61°30′W / 10.2°N 61.5°W / 10.2; -61.5
Paleocoordinates [ ⚑ ] 9°12′N 56°42′W / 9.2°N 56.7°W / 9.2; -56.7
Country Trinidad and Tobago
Cipero Marl is located in Trinidad and Tobago
Cipero Marl
Cipero Marl (Trinidad and Tobago)

The Cipero Marl is a geologic formation in Trinidad and Tobago. It preserves fossils dating back to the Early Oligocene to Burdigalian period.[1]

See also

  • List of fossiliferous stratigraphic units in Trinidad and Tobago

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