Santa Rosa Group

For other uses, see Santa Rosa Formation.

Santa Rosa Group
Stratigraphic range: Pennsylvanian-Kungurian ~323–273  Ma PreꞒ Ꞓ O S D C P T J K Pg N
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
Region	Huehuetenango
Country	Belize Guatemala
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.

See also

• List of fossiliferous stratigraphic units in Belize
• List of fossiliferous stratigraphic units in Guatemala

References

1. Santa Rosa Group in the Paleobiology Database

Further reading

• J. H. Bateson. 1972. New interpretation of geology of Maya Mountains, British Honduras. AAPG Bulletin 56:956-963
• F.G. Stehli and R. E. Grant. 1970. Permian brachiopods from Huehuetenango, Guatemala. Journal of Paleontology 44(1):23-36
• C. G. Dixon. 1956. Geology of southern British Honduras, with notes on adjacent areas 109-85