Cervicos Limestone

The Cervicos Limestone is a geologic formation in the Dominican Republic. It preserves fossils dating back to the Late Oligocene period,[1][2] as Orthaulax aquadillensis and Clypeaster concavus.[3]

Cervicos Limestone
Stratigraphic range: Late Oligocene
TypeFormation
Lithology
PrimaryLimestone
Location
Coordinates19.4°N 70.8°W / 19.4; -70.8
Approximate paleocoordinates18.6°N 69.8°W / 18.6; -69.8
Country Dominican Republic
Cervicos Limestone (the Dominican Republic)

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Further reading

  • T. W. Vaughan, W. Cooke, D.D. Condit, C.P. Ross, W.P. Woodring and F.C. Calkins. 1921. A geological reconnaissance of the Dominican Republic. Geological Survey of the Dominican Republic Memoir 1
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