Antigua Formation

Antigua Formation
Stratigraphic range: Late Oligocene
Type	Formation
Sub-units	Long Bay Member
Overlies	Central Plain Group
Lithology
Primary	Limestone
Other	Claystone, sandstone, marl, packstone, rudstone, framestone
Location
Coordinates	17°06′N61°54′W / 17.1°N 61.9°W / 17.1; -61.9
Region	Antigua
Country	Antigua and Barbuda
Type section
Named for	Antigua
Antigua Formation (Antigua and Barbuda)

The Antigua Formation is a geologic formation in Antigua and Barbuda. It preserves fossils dating back to the Late Oligocene period. ^[1]

See also

• List of fossiliferous stratigraphic units in Antigua and Barbuda

References

1. Antigua Formation at Fossilworks.org

Further reading

• A. P. Brown. 1913. Notes on the Geology of the Island of Antigua. Proceedings of the Academy of Natural Sciences, Philadelphia 584-616
• J. S. H. Collins and S. K. Donovan. 1995. A New Species of Necronectes (Decapoda) from the Upper Oligocene of Anitgua [sic]. Caribbean of Journal of Earth Science 31(1-2):122-127
• W. A. van den Bold. 1966. Ostracoda from the Antigua Formation (Oligocene, Lesser Antilles). Journal of Paleontology 40(5):1233-1236