Carriacou Formation Explained

Carriacou Formation
Type:	Formation
Age:	Early Miocene
Period:	Aquitanian
Prilithology:	Limestone
Namedfor:	Carriacou
Region:	Carriacou
Coordinates:	12.5°N -61.5°W
Paleocoordinates:	12.2°N -60.3°W

The Carriacou Formation is a geologic formation in Grenada. It preserves fossils dating back to the Early Miocene period.^[1]

See also

• List of fossiliferous stratigraphic units in Grenada

Further reading

• P. Jung. 1971. Fossil mollusks from Carriacou, West Indies. Bulletins of American Paleontology 61(269):1-262

Notes and References

1. https://paleobiodb.org/classic/displayStrata?geological_group=&formation=Carriacou&group_formation_member=Carriacou Carriacou Formation