The Nivaje Shale is a geologic group in Dominican Republic. It preserves coral fossils dating back to the Miocene period.[1]
Nivaje Shale | |
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Stratigraphic range: Miocene | |
Type | Formation |
Lithology | |
Primary | Shale |
Location | |
Coordinates | 19°30′N 70°42′W / 19.5°N 70.7°W |
Approximate paleocoordinates | 19°24′N 69°36′W / 19.4°N 69.6°W |
Country | Dominican Republic |
See also
editReferences
edit- ^ Nivaje Shale at Fossilworks.org
Further reading
edit- S. D. Cairns and J. W. Wells. 1987. Neogene paleontology in the northern Dominican Republic, 5. The suborders Caryophylliina and Dendrophylliina (Anthozoa, Scleractinia). Bulletins of American Paleontology 93(328):23-43