Grotto Beach Formation

The Grotto Beach Formation is a geologic formation in the Bahamas. It preserves fossils dating back to the Middle to Late Pleistocene period.^[1]

Grotto Beach Formation
Stratigraphic range: Mid-Late Pleistocene
Type	Formation
Sub-units	Cockburn Town Member
Lithology
Primary	Limestone
Other	Grainstone
Location
Coordinates	24.0°N 74.5°W / 24.0; -74.5
Region	San Salvador Island
Country	Bahamas
Grotto Beach Formation (Bahamas)

See also

• List of fossiliferous stratigraphic units in the Bahamas

References

1. Grotto Beach Formation

Further reading

• L. Gardiner. 2001. Stability of Late Pleistocene Reef Mollusks from San Salvador Island, Bahamas. Palaios 16:372-386
• B. J. Greenstein, L. A. Harris, and H. A. Curran. 1998. Comparison of recent coral life and death assemblages to Pleistocene reef communities: implications for rapid faunal replacement on recent reefs. Carbonates and Evaporites 13(1):23-31