Matanzas Formation

Matanzas Formation Stratigraphic range: Late Pliocene
Type	Formation
Lithology
Primary	Marl
Location
Coordinates	[ ⚑ ] : 23°06′N 81°36′W / 23.1°N 81.6°W / 23.1; -81.6
Paleocoordinates	[ ⚑ ] 23°06′N 81°00′W / 23.1°N 81.0°W / 23.1; -81.0
Region	Matanzas Province
Country	Cuba
Type section
Named for	Matanzas
Matanzas Formation (Cuba)

The Matanzas Formation is a geologic formation in Cuba. It preserves fossils dating back to the Late Pliocene period.^[1]

Fossil content

• Porites baracoaensis
• Agaricia dominicensis
• Madracis mirabilis
• Stylophora granulata
• Thysanus excentricus

See also

• List of fossiliferous stratigraphic units in Cuba

References

Further reading

• Bermúdez, Pedro J. 1961. Las formaciones geológicas de Cuba. Geología Cubana 1. 1–180. Accessed 2019-02-06.
• T. W. Vaughan. 1919. Fossil corals from central America, Cuba, and Porto Rico, with an account of the American Tertiary, Pleistocene, and Recent coral reefs. Smithsonian Institution Bulletin 103:189-524

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