Peters Hill Limestone
| Peters Hill Limestone Stratigraphic range: Cretaceous | |
|---|---|
| Type | Formation |
| Underlies | Back River Formation |
| Overlies | unconformably on the Arthurs Seat Formation (andesite, basalt and conglomerate) |
| Thickness | up to 26 m |
| Lithology | |
| Primary | Limestone |
| Other | Conglomerate |
| Location | |
| Country | Jamaica |
The Peters Hill Limestone or Peters Hill Formation is a geologic formation in Jamaica. It preserves fossils such as rudists, echinoids and corals from the Cretaceous Period.[1]
See also
References
- ↑ Bartolini, Claudio and Richard T. Buffler (editor), The Circum-Gulf of Mexico and the Caribbean: Hydrocarbon Habitats, Basin Formation, and Plate Tectonics (AAPG Memoir), American Association of Petroleum Geologists, 2003, p. 611 ISBN 978-0891813606
- Various Contributors to the Paleobiology Database. "Fossilworks: Gateway to the Paleobiology Database". Retrieved 8 July 2014.
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