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Habana Formation

Coordinates: 22°12′N 79°48′W / 22.2°N 79.8°W / 22.2; -79.8
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Habana Formation
Stratigraphic range: Late Campanian-Maastrichtian
~72–66 Ma
TypeFormation
Sub-unitsTitanosarcolites Beds
Lithology
PrimaryLimestone
Location
Coordinates22°12′N 79°48′W / 22.2°N 79.8°W / 22.2; -79.8
Approximate paleocoordinates21°12′N 63°36′W / 21.2°N 63.6°W / 21.2; -63.6
RegionPinar del Río & Sancti Spíritus Provinces
Country Cuba
Type section
Named forLa Habana
Named byRobert H. Palmer
Year defined1934
Habana Formation is located in Cuba
Habana Formation
Habana Formation (Cuba)

The Habana Formation is a geologic formation in Cuba. It preserves mainly gastropod and rudist fossils dating back to the Late Campanian to Maastrichtian periods.[1] The formation was defined by Robert H. Palmer in 1934.[2]

See also

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References

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  1. ^ Habana Formation at Fossilworks.org
  2. ^ Bermúdez, 1964, p.29

Bibliography

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  • Pedro J Bermúdez (1964), Adiciones a las formaciones geológicas de Cuba (PDF), Instituto Cubano de Recursos Minerales, pp. 20–39, retrieved 2019-02-07

Further reading

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  • Pedro J Bermúdez (1961), "Las formaciones geológicas de Cuba" (PDF), Geología Cubana, 1: 1–180, retrieved 2019-02-06
  • N. F. Sohl and H. A. Kollmann. 1985. Cretaceous Actaeonellid Gastropods from the Western Hemisphere. United States Geological Survey Professional Paper 1304:1-104
  • A. Torre. 1960. Notas sobre rudistas [Notes about rudists]. Memorias de la Sociedad Cubana de Historia Natural 25(1):51-64