词条 | Devils Racecourse Formation |
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| name = Devils Racecourse Formation | image = | caption = | type = Formation | age = Hauterivian ~{{fossil range|136|130}} | period = Hauterivian | prilithology = Limestone | otherlithology = | namedfor = | namedby = | region = Saint Catherine Parish | country = {{JAM}} | coordinates = {{coord|18.2|N|77.0|W|display=inline,title}} | unitof = | subunits = Copper Limestone Member | underlies = | overlies = | thickness = | extent = | area = | map = {{Location map+ | Jamaica | relief = 1 | width = 250 | float = center | places = | lat_deg = 18.2 | lon_deg = -77.0 | mark = Green pog.svg | marksize = 12 }} | map_caption = }} The Devils Racecourse Formation is a geologic formation in Jamaica. The limestones of the formation preserve rudist, bivalve, coral, foraminifera and algae fossils dating back to the Hauterivian stage of the Cretaceous period.[1] See also{{Portal|Earth sciences|Jamaica|Paleontology|Cretaceous|Prehistory of North America}}
References1. ^Devils Racecourse Formation at Fossilworks.org Further reading
6 : Geologic formations of Jamaica|Cretaceous Jamaica|Hauterivian Stage|Limestone formations|Shallow marine deposits|Geography of Saint Catherine Parish |
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