The Brito Formation is a geologic formation in Honduras. It preserves fossils dating back to the Late Eocene period.[1]
Brito Formation | |
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Stratigraphic range: Late Eocene | |
Type | Formation |
Lithology | |
Primary | Limestone |
Other | Marl |
Location | |
Coordinates | 11°18′N 86°00′W / 11.3°N 86.0°W |
Approximate paleocoordinates | 11°48′N 85°42′W / 11.8°N 85.7°W |
Region | Rivas Department |
Country | ![]() |
Type section | |
Named for | Brito River |
Fossil content
editSee also
editReferences
edit- ^ Brito Formation at Fossilworks.org
Further reading
edit- T. W. Vaughan. 1919. Fossil corals from Central America, Cuba, and Porto Rico, with an account of the American Tertiary, Pleistocene, and Recent coral reefs. Smithsonian Institution Bulletin 103:189–524