Carriacou Formation

{{Short description|Geologic formation in Grenada}}

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| type = Formation

| age = Early Miocene

| period = Aquitanian

| prilithology = Limestone

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| region = Carriacou

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The Carriacou Formation is a geologic formation in Grenada. It preserves fossils dating back to the Early Miocene period.[https://paleobiodb.org/classic/displayStrata?geological_group=&formation=Carriacou&group_formation_member=Carriacou Carriacou Formation] at Fossilworks.org