Coordinates: 18°06′N 87°48′W / 18.1°N 87.8°W / 18.1; -87.8

Ambergris Caye Limestone

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Ambergris Caye Limestone
Stratigraphic range: Late Pleistocene
TypeFormation
Lithology
PrimaryLimestone
Location
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CountryBelize
Type section
Named forAmbergris Caye

The Ambergris Caye Limestone is a geologic formation in Belize. It preserves fossils dated to the Late Pleistocene age.[1]

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Further reading

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  • S. J. Mazzullo. 2006. Late Pliocene to Holocene platform evolution in northern Belize, and comparison with coeval deposits in southern Belize and the Bahamas. Sedimentology 53:1015-1047