Santa Rosa Group

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Santa Rosa Group
Stratigraphic range: Pennsylvanian-Kungurian
~323–273  Ma
Type Group
Sub-units Chochal Formation
Lithology
Primary Shale
Other Sandstone, limestone
Location
Coordinates 15°36′N92°00′W / 15.6°N 92.0°W / 15.6; -92.0 Coordinates: 15°36′N92°00′W / 15.6°N 92.0°W / 15.6; -92.0
Region Huehuetenango
CountryFlag of Belize.svg  Belize
Flag of Guatemala.svg  Guatemala
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Santa Rosa Group (Guatemala)

The Santa Rosa Group is a geologic group in Belize and Guatemala. It contains the Chochal Formation. [1] The marine lithified, black, calcareous shales preserve fossils dating back to the Pennsylvanian to Kungurian stages of the Carboniferous and Permian periods.

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