Sabana Grande Formation
The Sabana Grande Formation is a geologic formation in western Puerto Rico. The conglomerates and limestones of the formation preserve gastropod fossils of Trochactaeon woodsi dating back to the Late Campanian period.[1]
Sabana Grande Formation Stratigraphic range: Late Campanian | |
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Type | Formation |
Lithology | |
Primary | Conglomerate |
Other | Limestone |
Location | |
Coordinates | 18.1°N 67.1°W |
Approximate paleocoordinates | 15.8°N 58.4°W |
Region | Caribbean |
Country | Puerto Rico |
Sabana Grande Formation (Puerto Rico) |
References
Further reading
- N. F. Sohl and H. A. Kollmann. 1985. Cretaceous Actaeonellid Gastropods from the Western Hemisphere. United States Geological Survey Professional Paper 1304:1-104
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