| Age | Late Eocene |
|---|---|
| Period | Eocene |
| Prilithology | Limestone |
| Otherlithology | Marl |
| Namedfor | Brito River |
| Region | Rivas Department |
| Country | Nicaragua |
| Coordinates | 11.3°N 86.0°W |
| Paleocoordinates | 11.8°N 85.7°W |
The Brito Formation is a geologic formation in Nicaragua. It preserves fossils dating back to the Late Eocene period.[1]
Fossil content
See also
References
- ^ Brito Formation at Fossilworks.org
Further reading
- 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