Matanzas Formation

Matanzas Formation
Matanzas Formation
Stratigraphic range: Late Pliocene
Type	Formation
Lithology
Primary	Marl
Location
Coordinates	23°06′N 81°36′W / 23.1°N 81.6°W
Approximate paleocoordinates	23°06′N 81°00′W / 23.1°N 81.0°W
Region	Matanzas Province
Country	Cuba
Type section
Named for	Matanzas
	Matanzas Formation (Cuba)

The Matanzas Formation is a geologic formation in Cuba. It preserves fossils dating back to the Late Pliocene period.^[1]

Fossil content

Bermúdez, Pedro J (1961), "Las formaciones geológicas de Cuba" (PDF), Geología Cubana, 1: 1–180, retrieved 2019-02-06
T. W. Vaughan. 1919. Fossil corals from Central America, Cuba, and Porto Rico, with an account of the American Tertiary, Pleistocene, and Recent coral reefs. Smithsonian Institution Bulletin 103:189-524

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