Arimao Formation

Arimao Formation
Arimao Formation
Stratigraphic range: Santonian; ~85.8–84.9 Ma PreꞒ Ꞓ O S D C P T J K Pg N ↓
Type	Formation
Sub-units	Las Moscas Member
Lithology
Primary	Limestone
Other	Volcaniclastics
Location
Coordinates	22°12′N 80°30′W / 22.2°N 80.5°W
Approximate paleocoordinates	14°06′N 59°06′W / 14.1°N 59.1°W
Region	Cienfuegos Province
Country	Cuba
Extent	Escambray Mountains
Type section
Named for	Arimao
	Arimao Formation (Cuba)

The Arimao Formation is a geologic formation in Cuba. It preserves mainly ammonite and rudist fossils dating back to the Santonian period.^[1]

References

Bermúdez, Pedro J (1961), "Las formaciones geológicas de Cuba" (PDF), Geología Cubana, 1: 1–180, retrieved 2019-02-06
R. Rojas, M. Iturralde-Vinent, and P. W. Skelton. 1995. Stratigraphy, composition and age of Cuban rudist-bearing deposits. Revista Mexicana de Ciencias Geológicas 12(2):272-291

Arimao Formation
Stratigraphic range: Santonian ~85.8–84.9 Ma PreꞒ Ꞓ O S D C P T J K Pg N ↓
Type	Formation
Sub-units	Las Moscas Member
Lithology
Primary	Limestone
Other	Volcaniclastics
Location
Coordinates	22°12′N 80°30′W / 22.2°N 80.5°W / 22.2; -80.5
Approximate paleocoordinates	14°06′N 59°06′W / 14.1°N 59.1°W / 14.1; -59.1
Region	Cienfuegos Province
Country	Cuba
Extent	Escambray Mountains
Type section
Named for	Arimao
Arimao Formation (Cuba)