The Piragua Formation is a geologic formation in Cuba. The limestone intercalated with tuff formation preserves rudist fossils dating back to the Santonian period.[1]

Piragua Formation
Stratigraphic range: Santonian
~85.8–84.9 Ma
TypeFormation
Lithology
PrimaryLimestone
OtherTuff
Location
Coordinates21°30′N 77°48′W / 21.5°N 77.8°W / 21.5; -77.8
Approximate paleocoordinates12°30′N 57°06′W / 12.5°N 57.1°W / 12.5; -57.1
RegionCamagüey Province
Country Cuba
Piragua Formation is located in Cuba
Piragua Formation
Piragua Formation (Cuba)

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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
  • 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