Canímar Formation
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| Canímar Formation | |
|---|---|
| Stratigraphic range: Late Miocene-Pliocene | |
| Type | Formation |
| Lithology | |
| Primary | Packstone |
| Location | |
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| Region | Matanzas Province |
| Country | Cuba |
| Type section | |
| Named for | Canímar River |
Canímar Formation (Cuba) | |
The Canímar Formation is a geologic formation in Cuba. It preserves fossils dating back to the Late Miocene to Pliocene period. Among others, fossils of megalodon have been found in the formation.[1]
Fossil content
[edit | edit source]See also
[edit | edit source]References
[edit | edit source]- ^ Canímar Formation at Fossilworks.org
Further reading
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- M. Iturralde Vinent, G. Hubbell, and R. Rojas. 1996. Catalogue of Cuban fossil Elasmobranchii (Paleocene to Pliocene) and paleogeographic implications of their Lower to Middle Miocene occurrence. Boletín de la Sociedad Jamaicana de Geología 31:7-21
- C. E. Schweitzer, M. Iturralde Vinent, J. L. Hetler and J. Vélez Juarbe. 2006. Oligocene and Miocene decapods (Thalassinidea and Brachyura) from the Caribbean. Annals of Carnegie Museum 75(2):111-136
