Santa Rosa Group | |
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Stratigraphic range: Pennsylvanian-Kungurian ~ | |
Type | Group |
Sub-units | Chochal Formation |
Lithology | |
Primary | Shale |
Other | Sandstone, limestone |
Location | |
Coordinates | 15°36′N 92°00′W / 15.6°N 92.0°W |
Region | Huehuetenango |
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The Santa Rosa Group is a geologic group in Belize and Guatemala. It contains the Chochal Formation.[1] The marine lithified, black, calcareous shales preserve fossils dating back to the Pennsylvanian to Kungurian stages of the Carboniferous and Permian periods.
See also
- List of fossiliferous stratigraphic units in Belize
- List of fossiliferous stratigraphic units in Guatemala
References
Further reading
- J. H. Bateson. 1972. New interpretation of geology of Maya Mountains, British Honduras. AAPG Bulletin 56:956-963
- F.G. Stehli and R. E. Grant. 1970. Permian brachiopods from Huehuetenango, Guatemala. Journal of Paleontology 44(1):23-36
- C. G. Dixon. 1956. Geology of southern British Honduras, with notes on adjacent areas 109-85