San Fernando Formation, Trinidad and Tobago

For other uses, see San Fernando Formation.

San Fernando Formation
Stratigraphic range: Oligocene
Type	Formation
Sub-units	Flat Rock Member
Lithology
Primary	Claystone
Location
Coordinates	10°18′N61°30′W / 10.3°N 61.5°W / 10.3; -61.5
Approximate paleocoordinates	9°00′N56°18′W / 9.0°N 56.3°W / 9.0; -56.3
Country	Trinidad and Tobago
Type section
Named for	San Fernando

The San Fernando Formation is a geologic formation in Trinidad and Tobago. The open marine claystones preserve fossils dating back to the Oligocene period. ^[1]

See also

• List of fossiliferous stratigraphic units in Trinidad and Tobago

References

1. San Fernando Formation 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