Manzanilla Formation Explained

Manzanilla Formation
Type:	Formation
Age:	Middle Miocene
Period:	Langhian
Country:	Trinidad and Tobago
Coordinates:	10.6°N -61.1°W
Paleocoordinates:	10.3°N -58.6°W
Subunits:	Montserat & San José Members

The Manzanilla Formation is a geologic formation in Trinidad and Tobago. It preserves fossils dating back to the Middle Miocene period.^[1]

Fossil content

Among others, the formation has provided fossils of:

• Lamprogrammus manzanilla^[2]

See also

• List of fossiliferous stratigraphic units in Trinidad and Tobago

References

Bibliography

• Werner Schwarzhans . Orangel Aguilera . 2016 . Otoliths of the Ophidiiformes from the Neogene of tropical America . Palaeo Ichthyologica . 14 . 91–124 .

Notes and References

1. https://paleobiodb.org/classic/displayStrata?geological_group=&formation=Manzanilla&group_formation_member=Manzanilla Manzanilla Formation
2. Schwarzhans & Aguilera, 2016