Consuelo Formation

Consuelo Formation Stratigraphic range: Priabonian
Type	Formation
Underlies
Overlies	&
Lithology
Primary	Marl
Other	Micritic limestone
Location
Coordinates	21°24′N 78°18′W / 21.4°N 78.3°W / 21.4; -78.3Coordinates: 21°24′N 78°18′W / 21.4°N 78.3°W / 21.4; -78.3
Approximate paleocoordinates	21°12′N 71°18′W / 21.2°N 71.3°W / 21.2; -71.3
Region	La Habana Province
Country	Cuba
Type section
Named for	Consuelo Tejar quarry
Named by	Bermúdez
Year defined	1950
Consuelo Formation (Cuba)

The Consuelo Formation is a geologic formation in Cuba. It preserves fossils dating back to the Priabonian period. The formation is correlated with the of Mexico and the Jackson Formation of the United States.^[1]

Description[]

The Consuelo Formation was described by Bermúdez in 1950 based on a section of marls in the Consuelo El Tejar quarry in La Habana Province.^[2] The formation overlies the and with an unconformity,^[3] and is overlain by the .^[4] The Consuelo Formation consists of yellow to creamy-white calcareous marls and white micritic limestones.^[5]

Fossil content[]

See also[]

• List of fossiliferous stratigraphic units in Cuba

References[]

Bibliography[]

• Almaguer Álvarez, Yaimeli. 2015. Estratigrafía del sector Morro-Cojímar de la franja norte de crudos pesados, 1–81. Universidad de Pinar del Río. Accessed 2019-02-06.
• Gutiérrez Domech, M.R. 1969. Una localidad cotipo de la Formación Consuelo en la Provincia de La Habana, Cuba. Estratigrafía y geofísica 7. 31–52. Accessed 2019-02-06.

Further reading[]

• Bermúdez, Pedro J. 1961. Las formaciones geológicas de Cuba. 1. 1–180. Accessed 2019-02-06.
• B. M. Cutress. 1980. Cretaceous and Tertiary Cidaroida (Echinodermata: Echinoidea) of the Caribbean Area. Bulletins of American Paleontology 77(309):1-221