Scotland Beds

Not to be confused with Geology of Scotland.

Scotland Beds
Stratigraphic range: Early Eocene
Type	Formation
Lithology
Primary	Conglomerate
Location
Coordinates	13°12′N59°30′W / 13.2°N 59.5°W / 13.2; -59.5
Approximate paleocoordinates	11°06′N59°06′W / 11.1°N 59.1°W / 11.1; -59.1
Region	Bissex Hill
Country	Barbados
Scotland Beds (Barbados)

The Scotland Beds is a geologic formation in Barbados. It preserves fossils of Falconoplax bicarinella and Palaeopinnixa perornata , dating back to the Early Eocene period. ^[1]

See also

• Geography of Barbados
• List of fossiliferous stratigraphic units in Barbados

References

1. Scotland Beds

Further reading

• Caves and Karst of Barbados, Patricia N. Kambesis & Hans G. Machel
• J. S. H. Collins and S. F. Morris. 1976. Tertiary and Pleistocene crabs from Barbados and Trinidad. Palaeontology 19(1):107-131
• J. W. Wells. 1934. Some fossil corals from the West Indies. Proceedings of the United States National Museum 83(2975):71-110