The Grotto Beach Formation is a geologic formation in the Bahamas. It preserves fossils dating back to the Middle to Late Pleistocene period.[1]
| Grotto Beach Formation | |
|---|---|
| Stratigraphic range: Mid-Late Pleistocene | |
| Type | Formation |
| Sub-units | Cockburn Town Member |
| Lithology | |
| Primary | Limestone |
| Other | Grainstone |
| Location | |
| Coordinates | 24°00′N 74°30′W / 24.0°N 74.5°W |
| Region | San Salvador Island |
| Country |  Bahamas |
  Grotto Beach Formation (Bahamas) | |
See also
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edit- L. Gardiner. 2001. Stability of Late Pleistocene Reef Mollusks from San Salvador Island, Bahamas. Palaios 16:372-386
- B. J. Greenstein, L. A. Harris, and H. A. Curran. 1998. Comparison of recent coral life and death assemblages to Pleistocene reef communities: implications for rapid faunal replacement on recent reefs. Carbonates and Evaporites 13(1):23-31
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