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Sabana Grande Formation
Topic: Earth
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| Sabana Grande Formation Stratigraphic range: Late Campanian | |
|---|---|
| Type | Formation |
| Lithology | |
| Primary | Conglomerate |
| Other | Limestone |
| Location | |
| Coordinates | [ ⚑ ] : 18°06′N 67°06′W / 18.1°N 67.1°W |
| Paleocoordinates | [ ⚑ ] 15°48′N 58°24′W / 15.8°N 58.4°W |
| Region | Caribbean |
| Country | Puerto Rico |
  Sabana Grande Formation (Puerto Rico) | |
The Sabana Grande Formation is a geologic formation in western Puerto Rico. The conglomerates and limestones of the formation preserve gastropod fossils of Trochactaeon woodsi dating back to the Late Campanian period.[1]
See also
- List of fossiliferous stratigraphic units in Puerto Rico
References
- ↑ Sabana Grande Formation at Fossilworks.org
Further reading
- N. F. Sohl and H. A. Kollmann. 1985. Cretaceous Actaeonellid Gastropods from the Western Hemisphere. United States Geological Survey Professional Paper 1304:1-104
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