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El Mamey Formation

Coordinates: 19°30′N 70°42′W / 19.5°N 70.7°W / 19.5; -70.7
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El Mamey Formation
Stratigraphic range: Burdigalian-Langhian
TypeFormation
Lithology
PrimaryShale, sandstone, conglomerate
OtherDominican amber
Location
Coordinates19°30′N 70°42′W / 19.5°N 70.7°W / 19.5; -70.7
Approximate paleocoordinates19°18′N 69°30′W / 19.3°N 69.5°W / 19.3; -69.5
Country Dominican Republic
El Mamey Formation is located in the Dominican Republic
El Mamey Formation
El Mamey Formation (the Dominican Republic)

The El Mamey Formation is a geologic formation in the Dominican Republic. The formation consists of shales and sandstones interspersed with a conglomerate of well-rounded pebbles, deposited in a fluvio-deltaic environment. El Mamey Formation is one of the formations containing Dominican amber and preserves fossils dating back to the Burdigalian to Langhian period.[1]

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Further reading

  • G. O. Poinar, Jr. and D. C. Canatella. 1987. An upper Eocene frog from the Dominican Republic and its implication for Caribbean biogeography. Science 237:1215-1216