Scotland Beds

Short description: Geologic formation in Barbados

Scotland Beds
Stratigraphic range: Early Eocene

Type| Formation
Lithology
Primary| Conglomerate
Location
Coordinates|  [ ⚑ ] : 13°12′N 59°30′W﻿ / ﻿13.2°N 59.5°W﻿ / 13.2; -59.5
Paleocoordinates|  [ ⚑ ] 11°06′N 59°06′W﻿ / ﻿11.1°N 59.1°W﻿ / 11.1; -59.1
Region| Bissex Hill
Country|  Barbados

Scotland Beds (Barbados)

The Scotland Beds is a geologic formation in Barbados. It preserves fossils of Falconoplax bicarinella and Palaeopinnixa perornata, dating back to the Early Eocene period.[1]

## See also

* Geography of Barbados
* List of fossiliferous stratigraphic units in Barbados

## References

1. ↑ Scotland Beds

## Further reading

* Caves and Karst of Barbados, Patricia N. Kambesis & Hans G. Machel
* J. S. H. Collins and S. F. Morris. 1976. Tertiary and Pleistocene crabs from Barbados and Trinidad. Palaeontology 19(1):107-131
* J. W. Wells. 1934. Some fossil corals from the West Indies. Proceedings of the United States National Museum 83(2975):71-110

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