Devils Racecourse Formation Explained

Devils Racecourse Formation
Type:	Formation
Age:	Hauterivian ~
Period:	Hauterivian
Prilithology:	Limestone
Region:	Saint Catherine Parish
Coordinates:	18.2°N -77°W
Subunits:	Copper Limestone Member

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

• List of fossiliferous stratigraphic units in Jamaica

Further reading

• H. Löser, T. A. Stemann, and S. Mitchell. 2009. Oldest scleractinian fauna from Jamaica (Hauterivian, Benbow Inlier). Journal of Paleontology 83(3):333-349

Notes and References

1. http://www.fossilworks.org/cgi-bin/bridge.pl?action=displayStrata&geological_group=&formation=Devils%20Racecourse&group_formation_member=Devils%20Racecourse Devils Racecourse Formation