Consuelo Formation

The Consuelo Formation is a geologic formation in Cuba. It preserves fossils dating back to the Priabonian period. The formation is correlated with the Chapapote Formation of Mexico and the Jackson Formation of the United States.[1]

Consuelo Formation
Stratigraphic range: Priabonian
TypeFormation
UnderliesTinguaro Formation
OverliesPríncipe & Capdevila Formations
Lithology
PrimaryMarl
OtherMicritic limestone
Location
Coordinates21.4°N 78.3°W / 21.4; -78.3
Approximate paleocoordinates21.2°N 71.3°W / 21.2; -71.3
RegionLa Habana Province
Country Cuba
Type section
Named forConsuelo Tejar quarry
Named byBermúdez
Year defined1950
Consuelo Formation (Cuba)

Description

The Consuelo Formation was described by Bermúdez in 1950 based on a section of marls in the Consuelo El Tejar quarry in La Habana Province.[2] The formation overlies the Príncipe and Capdevila Formations with an unconformity,[3] and is overlain by the Tinguaro Formation.[4] The Consuelo Formation consists of yellow to creamy-white calcareous marls and white micritic limestones.[5]

Fossil content

  • Cidaris cubensis
  • Histocidaris sanchezi

See also

References

  1. Consuelo Formation at Fossilworks.org
  2. Gutiérrez Domech, 1969, p.32
  3. Gutiérrez Domech, 1969, p.33
  4. Almaguer Álvarez, 2015, p.21
  5. Almaguer Álvarez, 2015, p.20

Bibliography

Further reading

  • Bermúdez, Pedro J. 1961. Las formaciones geológicas de Cuba. Geología Cubana 1. 1–180. Accessed 2019-02-06.
  • B. M. Cutress. 1980. Cretaceous and Tertiary Cidaroida (Echinodermata: Echinoidea) of the Caribbean Area. Bulletins of American Paleontology 77(309):1-221
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