Springvale Formation
{{Short description|Geologic formation in Trinidad and Tobago}}
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| name = Springvale Formation
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| type = Formation
| age = Late Miocene
| period = Tortonian
| prilithology = Claystone, sandstone
| otherlithology = Limestone
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| country = {{flag|Trinidad and Tobago}}
| coordinates = {{coord|10.6|N|61.1|W|display=inline,title}}
| paleocoordinates = {{coord|10.5|N|59.6|W|display=inline}}
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| subunits = Melajo Clay & Savaneta Members
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| lat_deg = 10.6
| lon_deg = -61.1
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The Springvale Formation is a geologic formation in Trinidad and Tobago. It preserves fossils dating back to the Late Miocene period.[https://paleobiodb.org/classic/displayStrata?geological_group=&formation=Springvale&group_formation_member=Springvale Springvale Formation] at Fossilworks.org
Fossil content
Among others, the formation has provided fossils of:
See also
References
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= Bibliography =
- {{Cite journal|author1=Orangel A. Aguilera |author2=Werner Schwarzhans |author3=Philippe Béarez |year=2016 |title=Otoliths of the Sciaenidae from the Neogene of tropical America |journal=Palaeo Ichthyologica |volume=14 |pages=7–90 }}
Category:Geologic formations of Trinidad and Tobago
Category:Neogene Trinidad and Tobago