Morne l'Enfer Formation

{{Short description|Geologic formation in Trinidad and Tobago}}

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| type = Formation

| age = Miocene-Early Pliocene

| period = Messinian

| prilithology = Claystone, sandstone

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| subunits = Courbaril Member

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The Morne l'Enfer Formation is a geologic formation in Trinidad and Tobago. It preserves fossils dating back to the Miocene to Early Pliocene period.[https://paleobiodb.org/classic/displayStrata?geological_group=&formation=Morne%20l%27Enfer&group_formation_member=Morne%20l%27Enfer Morne l'Enfer Formation] at Fossilworks.org

See also

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