Earth:Oropouche Formation

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Oropouche Formation
Stratigraphic range: Early-Late Pleistocene
TypeFormation
Lithology
PrimaryLignite
Location
Coordinates [ ⚑ ] : 10°06′N 61°00′W / 10.1°N 61.0°W / 10.1; -61.0
Paleocoordinates [ ⚑ ] 10°00′N 60°48′W / 10.0°N 60.8°W / 10.0; -60.8
Country Trinidad and Tobago
Oropouche Formation is located in Trinidad and Tobago
Oropouche Formation
Oropouche Formation (Trinidad and Tobago)

The Oropouche Formation is a geologic formation in Trinidad and Tobago dating to the Pleistocene. It preserves plant fossils.[1]

See also

  • List of fossiliferous stratigraphic units in Trinidad and Tobago

References

Further reading

  • E. W. Berry. 1925. A Pleistocene flora from the Island of Trinidad. Proceedings of the United States National Museum 66:1-9