Matanzas Formation
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| Matanzas Formation | |
|---|---|
| Stratigraphic range: Late Pliocene | |
| Type | Formation |
| Lithology | |
| Primary | Marl |
| Location | |
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| 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
[edit | edit source]- Porites baracoaensis
- Agaricia dominicensis
- Madracis mirabilis
- Stylophora granulata
- Thysanus excentricus
See also
[edit | edit source]References
[edit | edit source]- ^ Matanzas Formation at Fossilworks.org
Further reading
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- 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
