Scotland Beds
| Scotland Beds | |
|---|---|
| Stratigraphic range: Early Eocene | |
| Type | Formation |
| Lithology | |
| Primary | Conglomerate |
| Location | |
| Coordinates | 13°12′N 59°30′W / 13.2°N 59.5°W / 13.2; -59.5 |
| Approximate paleocoordinates | 11°06′N 59°06′W / 11.1°N 59.1°W / 11.1; -59.1 |
| Region | Bissex Hill |
| Country |  Barbados |
  Scotland Beds (Barbados) | |
The Scotland Beds is a geologic formation in Barbados. It preserves fossils of Falconoplax bicarinella and Palaeopinnixa perornata, dating back to the Early Eocene period.[1]
See also
References
- ^ Scotland Beds
Further reading
- Caves and Karst of Barbados, Patricia N. Kambesis & Hans G. Machel
- J. S. H. Collins and S. F. Morris. 1976. Tertiary and Pleistocene crabs from Barbados and Trinidad. Palaeontology 19(1):107-131
- J. W. Wells. 1934. Some fossil corals from the West Indies. Proceedings of the United States National Museum 83(2975):71-110
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