Matanzas Formation
| Matanzas Formation | |
|---|---|
| Stratigraphic range: Late Pliocene | |
| Type | Formation |
| Lithology | |
| Primary | Marl |
| Location | |
| Coordinates | 23°06′N 81°36′W / 23.1°N 81.6°W |
| Approximate paleocoordinates | 23°06′N 81°00′W / 23.1°N 81.0°W |
| Region | Matanzas Province |
| Country | Cuba |
| Type section | |
| Named for | Matanzas |
  Matanzas Formation (Cuba) | |
The Matanzas Formation is a geologic formation in Cuba. It preserves fossils dating back to the Late Pliocene period.[1]
Fossil content
- Porites baracoaensis
- Agaricia dominicensis
- Madracis mirabilis
- Stylophora granulata
- Thysanus excentricus
See also
References
- ^ Matanzas 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
- T. W. Vaughan. 1919. Fossil corals from Central America, Cuba, and Porto Rico, with an account of the American Tertiary, Pleistocene, and Recent coral reefs. Smithsonian Institution Bulletin 103:189-524