Guasasa Formation

Guasasa Formation
Stratigraphic range: Kimmeridgian-Early Valanginian
Type Formation
Sub-units San Vicente Member, El Americano Member, Tumbadero Member, Tumbitas Member
Overlies Jagua Formation
Area Sierra de los Órganos
Lithology
Primary Limestone
Other Shale, Clay, Chert
Location
Region Caribbean
Country  Cuba
Extent Pinar del Río Province

The Guasasa Formation is a geologic formation in Cuba. It is Kimmeridgian to Early Valanginian in age. It primarily consists of limestone.[1][2]

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References

  1. ↑ Pszczółkowski, Andrzej; Myczyński, Ryszard (2010-03). "Tithonian–Early Valanginian evolution of deposition along the proto-Caribbean margin of North America recorded in Guaniguanico successions (western Cuba)". Journal of South American Earth Sciences. 29 (2): 225–253. doi:10.1016/j.jsames.2009.07.004. ISSN 0895-9811. Check date values in: |date= (help)
  2. ↑ López-Martínez, Rafael; Barragán, Ricardo; Reháková, Daniela; Cobiella-Reguera, Jorge Luis (2013-06-01). "Calpionellid distribution and microfacies across the Jurassic/ Cretaceous boundary in western Cuba (Sierra de los Órganos)". Geologica Carpathica. 64 (3): 195–208. doi:10.2478/geoca-2013-0014. ISSN 1336-8052.
  • Various Contributors to the Paleobiology Database. "Fossilworks: Gateway to the Paleobiology Database". Archived from the original on 31 July 2014. Retrieved 8 July 2014.
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