Older Parian Group
Topic: Earth
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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 |
| Paleocoordinates | [ ⚑ ] 9°18′N 29°24′W / 9.3°N 29.4°W |
| Country |  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
- List of fossiliferous stratigraphic units in Trinidad and Tobago
References
- ↑ Older Parian Group at Fossilworks.org
Further reading
- Lechmere Guppy, R. 1863. The Older Parian in Trinidad. The Geologist 6. 363–364. Accessed 2019-02-07.
- Porter, Henry Clifford. 1974. The geology of the western part of the Northern range of Trinidad (PhD thesis), 1. Durham University. Accessed 2019-02-07.
- L. Sommermeier. 1918. Über einen Fossilfund aus der Unteren Kreide von Trinidad. Centralblatt für Mineralogie, Geologie und Paläontologie 1918:131-136
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