Provincial Formation
Stratigraphic range: Cenomanian
~100–94 Ma

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Type| Formation
Sub-units| Tepeyacia Beds
Lithology
Primary| Limestone
Location
Coordinates|  [ ⚑ ] : 22°00′N 80°00′W﻿ / ﻿22.0°N 80.0°W﻿ / 22.0; -80.0
Paleocoordinates|  [ ⚑ ] 5°48′N 58°36′W﻿ / ﻿5.8°N 58.6°W﻿ / 5.8; -58.6
Region| Cienfuegos Province
Country|  Cuba

Provincial Formation (Cuba)

The Provincial Formation is a geologic formation in Cuba. It preserves rudist fossils dating back to the Cenomanian period.[1]

## Contents

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

## Fossil content

* Caprinuloidea perfecta
* Coalcomana ramosa
* Tepeyacia corrugata
* Icthyosarcolites sp.
* Sabinia sp.

## See also

* List of fossiliferous stratigraphic units in Cuba

## References

1. ↑ Provincial Formation at Fossilworks.org

## Further reading

* Bermúdez, Pedro J. 1961. Las formaciones geológicas de Cuba. Geología Cubana 1\. 1–180. Accessed 2019-02-06.
* A. Torre. 1960. Notas sobre rudistas [Notes about rudists]. Memorias de la Sociedad Cubana de Historia Natural 25(1):51-64

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