Lizard Springs Formation

The Lizard Springs Formation is a geologic formation in Trinidad and Tobago. It preserves fossils dating back to the Paleocene to Early Eocene period.[1]

Lizard Springs Formation
Stratigraphic range: Paleocene-Early Eocene
TypeFormation
Location
Coordinates10.2°N 61.6°W / 10.2; -61.6
Approximate paleocoordinates7.6°N 50.4°W / 7.6; -50.4
Country Trinidad and Tobago
Lizard Springs Formation is located in Trinidad and Tobago
Lizard Springs Formation
Lizard Springs Formation (Trinidad and Tobago)

Fossil content

See also

References

  1. Lizard Springs Formation at Fossilworks.org
  2. Soldan et al., 2018

Bibliography

  • Dario Marcello Soldan; Maria Rose Petrizzo; Isabella Premoli Silva (2018). "Alicantina, a new Eocene planktonic foraminiferal genus for the lozanoi group". Journal of Foraminiferal Research. 48 (1): 41–52. doi:10.2113/gsjfr.48.1.41.

Further reading

  • W. A. van den Bold. 1957. Ostracoda from the Paleocene of Trinidad. Micropaleontology 3(1):1-18


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