Chocal Formation
| Chocal Formation | |
|---|---|
| Stratigraphic range: Artinskian-Kungurian | |
| Type | Formation |
| Unit of | Santa Rosa Group |
| Lithology | |
| Primary | Limestone |
| Location | |
| Coordinates | 15°24′N 91°30′W / 15.4°N 91.5°W |
| Region | Huehuetenango |
| Country |  Guatemala |
| Extent | Sierra de los Cuchumatanes |
  Chocal Formation (Guatemala) | |
The Chocal Formation is a geologic formation in Guatemala. The limestone formation preserves fossils dating back to the Permian period.[1]
See also[edit]
References[edit]
- ^ Chocal Formation at Fossilworks.org
Further reading[edit]
- C. L. Rowett and J. L. Walper. 1972. Permian corals from near Huehuetenango, Guatemala. Pacific Geology 5:71-80
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