Güines Formation
| Güines Formation | |
|---|---|
| Stratigraphic range: Early-Mid Miocene | |
| Type | Formation |
| Overlies | Lagunitas Formation |
| Lithology | |
| Primary | Limestone |
| Location | |
| Coordinates | 22°54′N 81°42′W / 22.9°N 81.7°W |
| Approximate paleocoordinates | 23°06′N 78°54′W / 23.1°N 78.9°W |
| Region | Matanzas Province |
| Country | Cuba |
| Type section | |
| Named for | Güines |
  Güines Formation (Cuba) | |
The Güines Formation is a geologic formation in Cuba. It preserves fossils dating back to the Early to Middle Miocene period. Among others, fossils of the prehistoric dugong, Metaxytherium were found in the formation.[1]
Fossil content
- Aturia cubaensis
- Metaxytherium riveroi
See also
References
- ^ Güines Formation at Fossilworks.org
Further reading
- Bermúdez, Pedro J (1961), "Las formaciones geológicas de Cuba" (PDF), Geología Cubana, 1: 1–180, retrieved 2019-02-06
- A. K. Miller and H. R. Downs. 1950. Tertiary nautiloids of the Americas: supplement. Journal of Paleontology 24:1-18
- L. S. Varona. 1972. Un Dugongido del Mioceno de Cuba (Mammalia: Sirenia). Sociedad de Ciencias Naturales La Salle: Caracas, Venezuela Memoria 91(32):5-19