Morne Diablo Limestone

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Morne Diablo Limestone
Stratigraphic range: Oligocene
Type Formation
Lithology
Primary Limestone
Location
Coordinates 10°06′N61°30′W / 10.1°N 61.5°W / 10.1; -61.5
Approximate paleocoordinates 9°00′N56°42′W / 9.0°N 56.7°W / 9.0; -56.7
CountryFlag of Trinidad and Tobago.svg  Trinidad and Tobago
Type section
Named for Morne Diablo
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Morne Diablo Limestone (Trinidad and Tobago)

The Morne Diablo Limestone is a geologic formation in Morne Diablo (pronounced, in the local English dialect, "Mun Jablo"), Trinidad and Tobago. It preserves fossils dating back to the Oligocene period. The formation is laterally equivalent to the Cipero Marl and San Fernando Formation. [1]

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