Aymamón Limestone
Aymamón Limestone Stratigraphic range: Mid-to-Late Miocene ~ | |
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Type | Formation |
Lithology | |
Primary | Limestone |
Other | Chalk |
Location | |
Coordinates | 18°30′N 67°00′W / 18.5°N 67.0°WCoordinates: 18°30′N 67°00′W / 18.5°N 67.0°W |
Approximate paleocoordinates | 18°24′N 66°00′W / 18.4°N 66.0°W |
Region | Caribbean |
Country | Puerto Rico |
Aymamón Limestone (Puerto Rico) |
The Aymamón Limestone is a geologic formation in Puerto Rico. It preserves fossils dating back to the Middle to Late Miocene period.[1]
Fossil content[]
Various fossils have been found in the Aymamón Limestone:[2]
Sharks[]
Bivalves[]
Gastropods[]
Corals[]
See also[]
- List of fossiliferous stratigraphic units in Puerto Rico
References[]
- ^ Aymamón Limestone at Fossilworks.org
- ^ Rio Guajataca Section at Fossilworks.org
- ^ Isabela Municipal Landfill at Fossilworks.org
Further reading[]
- E. N. Edinger and M. J. Risk. 1994. Oligocene-Miocene extinction and geographic restriction od Caribbean corals: Roles of turbidity, termperature, and nutrients. Palaios 9:576-598
- A. M. Nieves Rivera, A. C. Ruiz Yantin, and M. D. Gottfried. 2003. New Record of the Lamnid Shark Carcharodon megalodon from the Middle Miocene of Puerto Rico. Caribbean Journal of Science 39(2):223-227
- H. E. Vokes and E. H. Vokes. 1968. Variation in the genus Orthaulax (Mollusca: Gastropoda). Tulane Studies in Geology and Paleontology 6(2):71-84
Categories:
- Geologic formations of Puerto Rico
- Limestone formations of the United States
- Limestone formations
- Reef deposits
- Neogene Puerto Rico
- Paleontology in the Caribbean