{{Short description|Geological formation in Trinidad and Tobago}} {{Infobox rockunit | name = Nariva Formation | image = | caption = | type = Formation | age = Paleocene | period = Paleocene | prilithology = | otherlithology = | namedfor = Nariva River | namedby = | region = | country = Trinidad and Tobago | coordinates = {{coord|10.3|N|61.5|W|display=inline,title}} | paleocoordinates = {{coord|7.3|N|47.9|W|display=inline}} | unitof = | subunits = | underlies = | overlies = | thickness = | extent = | area = | map = {{Location map+ | Trinidad and Tobago | relief = 1 | width = 200 | float = center | places = {{Location map~ | Trinidad and Tobago | lat_deg = 10.3 | lon_deg = -61.5 | mark = Orange pog.svg | marksize = 12 }} }} | map_caption = }}
The '''Nariva Formation''' is a geologic formation in Trinidad and Tobago. It preserves fossils dating back to the Paleogene period.<ref>[https://paleobiodb.org/classic/displayStrata?geological_group=&formation=Nariva&group_formation_member=Nariva Nariva Formation] at Fossilworks.org</ref>
== See also == {{Portal|Earth sciences|Caribbean|Paleontology}} * List of fossiliferous stratigraphic units in Trinidad and Tobago
== References == {{reflist}}
== Further reading == * W. A. van den Bold. 1957. Ostracoda from the Paleocene of Trinidad. Micropaleontology 3(1):1-18
Category:Geologic formations of Trinidad and Tobago Category:Paleogene Trinidad and Tobago
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