Guasasa Formation
| Guasasa Formation | |
|---|---|
| Stratigraphic range: | |
| Type | Formation |
| Sub-units | San Vicente Member, El Americano Member, Tumbadero Member, Tumbitas Member |
| Overlies | Jagua Formation |
| Area | Sierra de los Órganos |
| Lithology | |
| Primary | Limestone |
| Other | Shale, Clay, Chert |
| Location | |
| Region | Caribbean |
| Country |  Cuba |
| Extent | Pinar del Río Province |
The Guasasa Formation is a geologic formation in Cuba. It is Kimmeridgian to Early Valanginian in age. It primarily consists of limestone.[1][2]
See also
References
- ^ Pszczółkowski, Andrzej; Myczyński, Ryszard (2010-03). "Tithonian–Early Valanginian evolution of deposition along the proto-Caribbean margin of North America recorded in Guaniguanico successions (western Cuba)". Journal of South American Earth Sciences. 29 (2): 225–253. doi:10.1016/j.jsames.2009.07.004. ISSN 0895-9811.
{{cite journal}}: Check date values in:|date=(help) - ^ López-Martínez, Rafael; Barragán, Ricardo; Reháková, Daniela; Cobiella-Reguera, Jorge Luis (2013-06-01). "Calpionellid distribution and microfacies across the Jurassic/ Cretaceous boundary in western Cuba (Sierra de los Órganos)". Geologica Carpathica. 64 (3): 195–208. doi:10.2478/geoca-2013-0014. ISSN 1336-8052.
External links
- Various Contributors to the Paleobiology Database. "Fossilworks: Gateway to the Paleobiology Database". Archived from the original on 31 July 2014. Retrieved 8 July 2014.
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