Earth:Belmont Formation, Grenada

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Short description: Geologic formation in Grenada
Belmont Formation
Stratigraphic range: Burdigalian
TypeFormation
Sub-unitsKendace Calcareous Silt Member
Lithology
PrimarySiltstone
OtherSandstone
Location
Coordinates [ ⚑ ] : 12°30′N 61°24′W / 12.5°N 61.4°W / 12.5; -61.4
Paleocoordinates [ ⚑ ] 12°12′N 60°12′W / 12.2°N 60.2°W / 12.2; -60.2
RegionCarriacou
Type section
Named forBelmont
Belmont Formation, Grenada is located in Grenada
Belmont Formation, Grenada
Belmont Formation, Grenada (Grenada)

The Belmont Formation is a geologic formation in Grenada. It preserves fossils dating back to the Burdigalian period.[1]

See also

  • List of fossiliferous stratigraphic units in Grenada

References

Further reading

  • P. Jung. 1971. Fossil mollusks from Carriacou, West Indies. Bulletins of American Paleontology 61(269):1-262
  • B. Landau and C. Marques da Silva. 2010. Early Pliocene gastropods of Cubagua, Venezuela: Taxonomy, palaeobiogeography and ecostratigraphy. Palaeontos 19:1-221
  • H. G. Richards, R. T. Abbott, and T. Skymer. 1969. The marine Pleistocene mollusks of Bermuda. Notulae Naturae 425:1-10