Arimao Formation
Arimao Formation Stratigraphic range: Santonian ~ | |
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Type | Formation |
Sub-units | Las Moscas Member |
Lithology | |
Primary | Limestone |
Other | Volcaniclastics |
Location | |
Coordinates | 22°12′N 80°30′W / 22.2°N 80.5°WCoordinates: 22°12′N 80°30′W / 22.2°N 80.5°W |
Approximate paleocoordinates | 14°06′N 59°06′W / 14.1°N 59.1°W |
Region | Cienfuegos Province |
Country | Cuba |
Extent | Escambray Mountains |
Type section | |
Named for | Arimao |
Arimao Formation (Cuba) |
The Arimao Formation is a geologic formation in Cuba. It preserves mainly ammonite and rudist fossils dating back to the Santonian period.[1]
See also[]
- List of fossiliferous stratigraphic units in Cuba
References[]
- ^ Arimao Formation at Fossilworks.org
Further reading[]
- Las formaciones geológicas de Cuba. 1. 1–180. Accessed 2019-02-06. . 1961.
- R. Rojas, M. Iturralde-Vinent, and P. W. Skelton. 1995. Stratigraphy, composition and age of Cuban rudist-bearing deposits. Revista Mexicana de Ciencias Geologicas 12(2):272-291
Categories:
- Geologic formations of Cuba
- Cretaceous Cuba
- Santonian Stage
- Limestone formations
- Shallow marine deposits
- Geography of Cienfuegos Province