Springvale Formation

Springvale Formation
Stratigraphic range: Late Miocene
Type	Formation
Sub-units	Melajo Clay & Savaneta Members
Lithology
Primary	Claystone, sandstone
Other	Limestone
Location
Coordinates	10.6°N 61.1°W / 10.6; -61.1
Approximate paleocoordinates	10.5°N 59.6°W / 10.5; -59.6
Country	Trinidad and Tobago
Springvale Formation (Trinidad and Tobago)

The Springvale Formation is a geologic formation in Trinidad and Tobago. It preserves fossils dating back to the Late Miocene period.^[1]

Fossil content

Among others, the formation has provided fossils of:

• Hindsiclava consors
• Plagioscion ultimus^[2]

See also

• List of fossiliferous stratigraphic units in Trinidad and Tobago

References

1. Springvale Formation at Fossilworks.org
2. Aguilera et al., 2016

Bibliography

• Orangel A. Aguilera; Werner Schwarzhans; Philippe Béarez (2016). "Otoliths of the Sciaenidae from the Neogene of tropical America". Palaeo Ichthyologica. 14: 7–90.