Matanzas Formation

Matanzas Formation
Stratigraphic range: Late Pliocene
TypeFormation
Lithology
PrimaryMarl
Location
Coordinates23°06′N 81°36′W / 23.1°N 81.6°W / 23.1; -81.6
Approximate paleocoordinates23°06′N 81°00′W / 23.1°N 81.0°W / 23.1; -81.0
RegionMatanzas Province
Country Cuba
Type section
Named forMatanzas
Matanzas Formation is located in Cuba
Matanzas Formation
Matanzas Formation (Cuba)

The Matanzas Formation is a geologic formation in Cuba. It preserves fossils dating back to the Late Pliocene period.[1]

Fossil content

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References

Further reading

  • Bermúdez, Pedro J (1961), "Las formaciones geológicas de Cuba" (PDF), Geología Cubana, 1: 1–180, retrieved 2019-02-06
  • T. W. Vaughan. 1919. Fossil corals from Central America, Cuba, and Porto Rico, with an account of the American Tertiary, Pleistocene, and Recent coral reefs. Smithsonian Institution Bulletin 103:189-524


 

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