Older Parian Group
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| Older Parian Group | |
|---|---|
| Stratigraphic range: Aptian | |
| Type | Group |
| Lithology | |
| Primary | Bituminous limestone |
| Location | |
| Coordinates | 10°30′N 61°18′W / 10.5°N 61.3°W |
| Approximate paleocoordinates | 9°18′N 29°24′W / 9.3°N 29.4°W |
| Country | File:Flag of Trinidad and Tobago.svg Trinidad and Tobago |
Older Parian Group (Trinidad and Tobago) | |
The Older Parian Group is a geologic group in Trinidad and Tobago. The bituminous limestone preserves fossils of Didymotis trinidadensis dating back to the Aptian period.[1]
See also
References
- ↑ Older Parian Group at Fossilworks.org
Further reading
- Lechmere Guppy, R (1863), "The Older Parian in Trinidad", The Geologist, 6: 363–364, retrieved 2019-02-07
- Porter, Henry Clifford (1974), The geology of the western part of the Northern range of Trinidad (PhD thesis) (PDF), Durham University, p. 1, retrieved 2019-02-07
- L. Sommermeier. 1918. Über einen Fossilfund aus der Unteren Kreide von Trinidad. Centralblatt für Mineralogie, Geologie und Paläontologie 1918:131-136