Morne Diablo Limestone

The Morne Diablo Limestone is a geologic formation in Morne Diablo, Trinidad and Tobago. It preserves fossils dating back to the Oligocene period. The formation is laterally equivalent to the Cipero Marl and San Fernando Formation.[1]

Morne Diablo Limestone
Stratigraphic range: Oligocene
TypeFormation
Lithology
PrimaryLimestone
Location
Coordinates10.1°N 61.5°W / 10.1; -61.5
Approximate paleocoordinates9.0°N 56.7°W / 9.0; -56.7
Country Trinidad and Tobago
Type section
Named forMorne Diablo
Morne Diablo Limestone (Trinidad and Tobago)

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