The Springvale Formation is a
geologic formation
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in
Trinidad and Tobago
Trinidad and Tobago (, ), officially the Republic of Trinidad and Tobago, is the southernmost island country in the Caribbean. Consisting of the main islands Trinidad and Tobago, and numerous much smaller islands, it is situated south of ...
. It preserves
fossils dating back to the
Late Miocene period
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.
Fossil content
Among others, the formation has provided fossils of:
* ''
Hindsiclava consors''
* ''
Plagioscion ultimus''
[Aguilera et al., 2016]
See also
*
List of fossiliferous stratigraphic units in Trinidad and Tobago
References
Bibliography
* {{Cite journal, author1=Orangel A. Aguilera , author2=Werner Schwarzhans , author3=Philippe Béarez , year=2016 , title=Otoliths of the Sciaenidae from the Neogene of tropical America , journal=Palaeo Ichthyologica , volume=14 , pages=7–90
Geologic formations of Trinidad and Tobago
Neogene Trinidad and Tobago
Paleontology in Trinidad and Tobago
Shale formations
Sandstone formations
Shallow marine deposits