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Güines Formation

Coordinates: 22°54′N 81°42′W / 22.9°N 81.7°W / 22.9; -81.7
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Güines Formation
Stratigraphic range: Early-Mid Miocene
TypeFormation
OverliesLagunitas Formation
Lithology
PrimaryLimestone
Location
Coordinates22°54′N 81°42′W / 22.9°N 81.7°W / 22.9; -81.7
Approximate paleocoordinates23°06′N 78°54′W / 23.1°N 78.9°W / 23.1; -78.9
RegionMatanzas Province
Country Cuba
Type section
Named forGüines
Güines Formation is located in Cuba
Güines Formation
Güines Formation (Cuba)

The Güines Formation is a geologic formation in Cuba. It preserves fossils dating back to the Early to Middle Miocene period. Among others, fossils of the prehistoric dugong, Metaxytherium were found in the formation.[1]

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Further reading

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  • Bermúdez, Pedro J (1961), "Las formaciones geológicas de Cuba" (PDF), Geología Cubana, 1: 1–180, retrieved 2019-02-06
  • A. K. Miller and H. R. Downs. 1950. Tertiary nautiloids of the Americas: supplement. Journal of Paleontology 24:1-18
  • L. S. Varona. 1972. Un Dugongido del Mioceno de Cuba (Mammalia: Sirenia). Sociedad de Ciencias Naturales La Salle: Caracas, Venezuela Memoria 91(32):5-19