Santa Rosa Group

The Santa Rosa Group is a geologic group in Belize and Guatemala. It contains the Chochal Formation.[1] The marine lithified, black, calcareous shales preserve fossils dating back to the Pennsylvanian to Kungurian stages of the Carboniferous and Permian periods.

Santa Rosa Group
Stratigraphic range: Pennsylvanian-Kungurian
~323–273 Ma
TypeGroup
Sub-unitsChochal Formation
Lithology
PrimaryShale
OtherSandstone, limestone
Location
Coordinates15.6°N 92.0°W / 15.6; -92.0
RegionHuehuetenango
Country Belize
 Guatemala
Santa Rosa Group (Guatemala)

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References

Further reading

  • J. H. Bateson. 1972. New interpretation of geology of Maya Mountains, British Honduras. AAPG Bulletin 56:956-963
  • F.G. Stehli and R. E. Grant. 1970. Permian brachiopods from Huehuetenango, Guatemala. Journal of Paleontology 44(1):23-36
  • C. G. Dixon. 1956. Geology of southern British Honduras, with notes on adjacent areas 109-85
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