Talparo Formation Explained

Talparo Formation
Type:	Formation
Age:	Early Pliocene
Period:	Zanclean
Country:	Trinidad and Tobago
Coordinates:	10.6°N -61.3°W
Paleocoordinates:	10.6°N -60.5°W
Subunits:	Caparo Clay

The Talparo Formation is a geologic formation in Trinidad and Tobago. It preserves fossils dating back to the Early Pliocene period.^[1]

See also

• List of fossiliferous stratigraphic units in Trinidad and Tobago

Further reading

• P. Jung. 1969. A Pliocene molluscan faunule from Trinidad. Bulletins of American Paleontology 7:85-89

Notes and References

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