San Cayetano Formation, Cuba

San Cayetano Formation
Stratigraphic range: Early Jurassic-Oxfordian
TypeFormation
UnderliesJagua & Francisco Formations
Thickness1,000–3,000 m (3,300–9,800 ft)
Lithology
PrimarySandstone, siltstone, shale
OtherConglomerate, limestone
Location
Coordinates22°42′N 83°48′W / 22.7°N 83.8°W / 22.7; -83.8
RegionPinar del Río Province
Country Cuba
ExtentSierra de los Órganos
Type section
Named forSan Cayetano, Viñales
San Cayetano Formation, Cuba is located in Cuba
San Cayetano Formation, Cuba
San Cayetano Formation, Cuba (Cuba)

The San Cayetano Formation is a geologic formation in western Cuba. It preserves fossils of mainly ammonites dating back to the Jurassic period.[1]

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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
  • H. Pugaczewska. 1978. Jurassic pelecypods from Cuba. Acta Palaeontologica Polonica 23(2):163-186