The Provincial Formation is a geologic formation in Cuba. It preserves rudist fossils dating back to the Cenomanian period.[1]
Provincial Formation | |
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Stratigraphic range: Cenomanian ~ | |
Type | Formation |
Sub-units | Tepeyacia Beds |
Lithology | |
Primary | Limestone |
Location | |
Coordinates | 22°00′N 80°00′W / 22.0°N 80.0°W |
Approximate paleocoordinates | 5°48′N 58°36′W / 5.8°N 58.6°W |
Region | Cienfuegos Province |
Country | Cuba |
Fossil content
editSee also
editReferences
edit- ^ Provincial Formation at Fossilworks.org
Further reading
edit- Bermúdez, Pedro J (1961), "Las formaciones geológicas de Cuba" (PDF), Geología Cubana, 1: 1–180, retrieved 2019-02-06
- A. Torre. 1960. Notas sobre rudistas [Notes about rudists]. Memorias de la Sociedad Cubana de Historia Natural 25(1):51-64