Mount Peace Formation
Geologic formation in Jamaica
| Mount Peace Formation | |
|---|---|
| Stratigraphic range: Late Santonian ~85 Ma PreꞒ Ꞓ O S D C P T J K Pg N ↓ | |
| Type | Formation |
| Sub-units | Clifton Limestone |
| Lithology | |
| Primary | Limestone |
| Other | Shale |
| Location | |
| Coordinates |   Mount Peace Formation (Jamaica) |
The Mount Peace Formation is a geologic formation in Jamaica. It preserves ammonite, bivalve and echinoid fossils dating back to the Late Santonian stage of the Cretaceous period.[1]
See also
References
- ^ Mount Peace Formation at Fossilworks.org
Further reading
- S. K. Donovan, S. F. Mitchell, and D. N. Lewis. 2006. The irregular echinoid Nucleopygus from the Upper Cretaceous of western Jamaica. Cretaceous Research 27:577-583
