Scotland Beds Explained

Scotland Beds should not be confused with Geology of Scotland.

Scotland Beds
Type:	Formation
Period:	Ypresian
Age:	Early Eocene
Prilithology:	Conglomerate
Region:	Bissex Hill
Coordinates:	13.2°N -59.5°W
Paleocoordinates:	11.1°N -59.1°W

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

• Geography of Barbados
• List of fossiliferous stratigraphic units in Barbados

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

Notes and References

1. http://www.fossilworks.org/cgi-bin/bridge.pl?a=collectionSearch&collection_no=185880 Scotland Beds