# Yellow Limestone Group

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{{short description|Geologic group in Jamaica}}

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| country        = [Jamaica](/source/Jamaica)
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The '''Yellow Limestone Group''' is a [geologic group](/source/Group_(geology)) in [Jamaica](/source/Jamaica). It preserves [fossils](/source/fossils) dating back to the [Paleogene](/source/Paleogene) [period](/source/Period_(geology)).

==See also==
{{Portal|Earth sciences|Caribbean|Paleontology}}
* [List of fossiliferous stratigraphic units in Jamaica](/source/List_of_fossiliferous_stratigraphic_units_in_Jamaica)

==References==
* {{cite web|title= Fossilworks: Gateway to the Paleobiology Database|author= ((Various Contributors to the Paleobiology Database))|url= https://www.fossilworks.org/|access-date= 17 December 2021|archive-date= 25 March 2022|archive-url= https://web.archive.org/web/20220325060448/http://www.fossilworks.org/cgi-bin/bridge.pl?action=home|url-status= dead}}

Category:Limestone groups
Category:Paleogene Jamaica
Category:Geologic groups of North America
Category:Geology of Jamaica
Category:Geology of the Caribbean

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