Jarao Formation

The Jarao Formation is a geologic formation in Cuba. The dark-colored limestone intercalated with volcanic and tuffaceous formation preserves rudist fossils of Vaccinites inaequicostatus and dates back to the Santonian period.[1]

Jarao Formation
Stratigraphic range: Santonian
~85.8–84.9 Ma
TypeFormation
Lithology
PrimaryLimestone
OtherTuff
Location
Coordinates22.1°N 79.7°W / 22.1; -79.7
Approximate paleocoordinates13.8°N 58.5°W / 13.8; -58.5
RegionSancti Spíritus Province
Country Cuba
Type section
Named forEl Jarao
Jarao Formation (Cuba)

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References

Further reading

  • Bermúdez, Pedro J. 1961. Las formaciones geológicas de Cuba. Geología Cubana 1. 1–180. Accessed 2019-02-06.
  • R. Rojas, M. Iturralde Vinent, and P. W. Skelton. 1995. Stratigraphy, composition and age of Cuban rudist-bearing deposits. Revista Mexicana de Ciencias Geologicas 12(2):272-291
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