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Mount Peace Formation

Coordinates: 18°24′N 78°06′W / 18.4°N 78.1°W / 18.4; -78.1
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Mount Peace Formation
Stratigraphic range: Late Santonian
~85 Ma
TypeFormation
Sub-unitsClifton Limestone
Lithology
PrimaryLimestone
OtherShale
Location
Coordinates18°24′N 78°06′W / 18.4°N 78.1°W / 18.4; -78.1
Approximate paleocoordinates17°00′N 63°54′W / 17.0°N 63.9°W / 17.0; -63.9
RegionHanover Parish
Country Jamaica
Type section
Named forMount Peace
Mount Peace Formation is located in Jamaica
Mount Peace Formation
Mount Peace Formation (Jamaica)

The Mount Peace Formation is a geologic formation in Jamaica. It preserves ammonite, bivalve and echinoid fossils dating back to the Late Santonian stage of the Cretaceous period.[1]

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  • S. K. Donovan, S. F. Mitchell, and D. N. Lewis. 2006. The irregular echinoid Nucleopygus from the Upper Cretaceous of western Jamaica. Cretaceous Research 27:577-583