The Tabera Formation is a geologic formation in Dominican Republic. The shallow marine limestone preserves gastropod and coral fossils dating back to the Late Oligocene period.[1]
| Tabera Formation | |
|---|---|
| Stratigraphic range: Late Oligocene | |
| Type | Formation |
| Unit of | Tabera Group |
| Underlies | Baitoa Formation |
| Lithology | |
| Primary | Limestone |
| Location | |
| Coordinates | 19°18′N 70°42′W / 19.3°N 70.7°W |
| Approximate paleocoordinates | 18°30′N 69°42′W / 18.5°N 69.7°W |
| Country |  Dominican Republic |
  Tabera Formation (the Dominican Republic) | |
See also
editReferences
edit- ^ Tabera Formation at Fossilworks.org
Further reading
edit- T. W. Vaughan, W. Cooke, D. D. Condit, C. P. Ross, W. P. Woodring and F. C. Calkins. 1921. A geological reconnaissance of the Dominican Republic. Geological Survey of the Dominican Republic Memoir 1:1-268