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Lares Limestone

Coordinates: 18°24′N 67°00′W / 18.4°N 67.0°W / 18.4; -67.0
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Lares Limestone
Stratigraphic range: Late Oligocene-Early Miocene
TypeFormation
Lithology
PrimaryLimestone
OtherMarl, shale phosphate
Location
Coordinates18°24′N 67°00′W / 18.4°N 67.0°W / 18.4; -67.0
Approximate paleocoordinates17°36′N 66°00′W / 17.6°N 66.0°W / 17.6; -66.0
RegionCaribbean
CountryPuerto Rico
Type section
Named forLares
Lares Limestone is located in Puerto Rico
Lares Limestone
Lares Limestone (Puerto Rico)

The Lares Limestone is a geologic formation in Puerto Rico. It preserves fossils dating back to the Late Oligocene to Early Miocene period.[1]

Fossil content

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See also

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References

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  1. ^ Lares Limestone at Fossilworks.org
  2. ^ Jorge Vélez Juarbe; Daryl P. Domning (2015). "Fossil Sirenia of the West Atlantic and Caribbean region. XI. Callistosiren boriquensis, gen. et sp. nov". Journal of Vertebrate Paleontology. 35 (1): e885034. Bibcode:2015JVPal..35E5034V. doi:10.1080/02724634.2014.885034.

Further reading

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  • W. A. van den Bold. 1965. Middle Tertiary Ostracoda from northwestern Puerto Rico. Micropaleontology 11(4):381-414
  • C. J. Maury. 1920. Tertiary Mollusca from Porto Rico. Scientific Survey of Porto Rico and the Virgin Islands 3(1):1-78
  • R. D. E. MacPhee and A. R. Wyss. 1990. Oligo-Miocene vertebrates from Puerto Rico, with a catalog of localities. American Museum Novitates 2965:1-45
  • J. Vélez Juarbe, T. Martin, R. D. MacPhee and D. Ortega Ariza. 2014. The earliest Caribbean rodents: Oligocene caviomorphs from Puerto Rico. Journal of Vertebrate Paleontology 34(1):157-163
  • J. Vélez Juarbe and D. P. Domning. 2011. A new dugongine (Sirenia; Dugongidae) from the Late Oligocene of Puerto Rico and its position within the Dugonginae. Sixth Triennial Conference on Secondary Adaptation of Tetrapods to Life in Water 77