Aymamón Limestone

Aymamón Limestone
Stratigraphic range: Mid-to-Late Miocene ~
Type	Formation
Lithology
Primary	Limestone
Other	Chalk
Location
Region	Caribbean
Country	Puerto Rico

The Aymamón Limestone is a geologic formation in Puerto Rico. It preserves fossils dating back to the Neogene period.

Fossil content

Various fossils have been found in the Aymamón Limestone:

Sharks

• Megalodon

Bivalves

• Acar domingensis
• Arca imbricata
• Mimachlamys canalis

Gastropods

• Bulla umbilicata
• Chicoreus (Triplex) cornurectus
• Hindsiclava consors
• Orthaulax aguadillensis
• Orthaulax portoricoensis
• Vokesimurex messorius

Corals

• Agaricia sp.
• Favia sp.
• Goniopora sp.
• Meandrina (Placocyathus) sp.
• Montastrea sp.
• Porites sp.
• Siderastrea sp.
• Solenastrea sp.
• Stephanocoenia sp.
• Stylophora sp.

See also

• List of fossiliferous stratigraphic units in Puerto Rico