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]

## Contents

* 1 Fossil content
* 2 See also
* 3 References
* 4 Further reading

## Fossil content

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

## See also

* List of fossiliferous stratigraphic units in Cuba

## References

1. ↑ Matanzas Formation at Fossilworks.org

## 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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