Yaque Group
Yaque Group Stratigraphic range: Late Miocene-Early Pliocene | |
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Type | Group |
Lithology | |
Primary | Limestone |
Location | |
Coordinates | 18°30′N 70°42′W / 18.5°N 70.7°WCoordinates: 18°30′N 70°42′W / 18.5°N 70.7°W |
Approximate paleocoordinates | 18°24′N 69°54′W / 18.4°N 69.9°W |
Country | ![]() |
![]() ![]() Yaque Group (the Dominican Republic) |
The Yaque Group is a geologic group in the southern Dominican Republic. The shallow marine limestone preserves coral fossils dating back to the Late Miocene to Early Pliocene period.[1]
See also[]
- List of fossiliferous stratigraphic units in the Dominican Republic
References[]
- ^ Yaque Group at Fossilworks.org
Further reading[]
- T. W. Vaughan, W. Cooke, D. D. Condit, C. P. Ross, W. P. Woodring and F. C. Calkins. 1921. A geological reconnaissance of the Dominican Republic. Geological Survey of the Dominican Republic Memoir 1:1-268
Categories:
- Geologic groups of North America
- Geologic formations of the Dominican Republic
- Neogene Dominican Republic
- Limestone formations
- Shallow marine deposits