Cipero Marl

Last updated May 31, 2025

Cipero Marl
Stratigraphic range: Early Oligocene-Burdigalian
Type	Formation
Sub-units	St. Croix Limestone
Lithology
Primary	Marl
Other	Limestone
Location
Coordinates	10°12′N61°30′W / 10.2°N 61.5°W / 10.2; -61.5
Approximate paleocoordinates	9°12′N56°42′W / 9.2°N 56.7°W / 9.2; -56.7
Country	Trinidad and Tobago
Cipero Marl (Trinidad and Tobago)

The Cipero Marl is a geologic formation in Trinidad and Tobago. It preserves fossils dating back to the Early Oligocene to Burdigalian period.^[1]

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Further reading

See also

List of fossiliferous stratigraphic units in Trinidad and Tobago

References

↑ Cipero Marl at Fossilworks.org

Further reading

R. M. Stainforth. 1948. Description, correlation, and paleoecology of Tertiary Cipero Marl, Trinidad, BWI. Bulletin of the American Association of Petroleum Geologists 32(7):1292-1330

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