Sabana Grande Formation

Not to be confused with Sabana Formation.

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 / 18.1; -67.1
Paleocoordinates|  [ ⚑ ] 15°48′N 58°24′W﻿ / ﻿15.8°N 58.4°W﻿ / 15.8; -58.4
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

1. ↑ 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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