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Jabaco Formation

Coordinates: 22°18′N 79°42′W / 22.3°N 79.7°W / 22.3; -79.7
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Jabaco Formation
Stratigraphic range: Priabonian
TypeFormation
Sub-unitsJicotea Member
Lithology
PrimaryMarl, sandstone
OtherLimestone
Location
Coordinates22°18′N 79°42′W / 22.3°N 79.7°W / 22.3; -79.7
Approximate paleocoordinates22°18′N 72°36′W / 22.3°N 72.6°W / 22.3; -72.6
RegionPinar del Río Province
Country Cuba
Type section
Named forJabaco
Jabaco Formation is located in Cuba
Jabaco Formation
Jabaco Formation (Cuba)

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

Description

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The Jabaco Formation consists of yellowish calcareous marls with abundant calcareous sandstone, in places compacted into marly limestone. The Jicotea Member is correlated with the Avon Park Formation of Florida.[1]

Fossil content

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References

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Further reading

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  • Bermúdez, Pedro J (1961), "Las formaciones geológicas de Cuba" (PDF), Geología Cubana, 1: 1–180, retrieved 2019-02-06
  • B. M. Cutress. 1980. Cretaceous and Tertiary Cidaroida (Echinodermata: Echinoidea) of the Caribbean Area. Bulletins of American Paleontology 77(309):1-221