San Cayetano Formation, Cuba

San Cayetano Formation
Stratigraphic range: Early Jurassic-Oxfordian

Type| Formation
Underlies| Jagua & Francisco Formations
Thickness| 1,000–3,000 m (3,300–9,800 ft)
Lithology
Primary| Sandstone, siltstone, shale
Other| Conglomerate, limestone
Location
Coordinates|  [ ⚑ ] : 22°42′N 83°48′W﻿ / ﻿22.7°N 83.8°W﻿ / 22.7; -83.8
Region| Pinar del Río Province
Country|  Cuba
Extent| Sierra de los Órganos
Type section
Named for| San Cayetano, Viñales

San Cayetano Formation, Cuba (Cuba)

The San Cayetano Formation is a geologic formation in western Cuba. It preserves fossils of mainly ammonites dating back to the Jurassic period.[1]

## See also

* List of fossiliferous stratigraphic units in Cuba

## References

1. ↑ San Cayetano Formation at Fossilworks.org

## Further reading

* Bermúdez, Pedro J. 1961. Las formaciones geológicas de Cuba. Geología Cubana 1\. 1–180. Accessed 2019-02-06.
* H. Pugaczewska. 1978. Jurassic pelecypods from Cuba. Acta Palaeontologica Polonica 23(2):163-186

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