| Güines Formation | |
|---|---|
| Stratigraphic range: Early-Mid Miocene | |
| Type | Formation |
| Overlies | Lagunitas Formation |
| Lithology | |
| Primary | Limestone |
| Location | |
| Coordinates | 22°54′N 81°42′W / 22.9°N 81.7°W / 22.9; -81.7 |
| Approximate paleocoordinates | 23°06′N 78°54′W / 23.1°N 78.9°W / 23.1; -78.9 |
| Region | Matanzas Province |
| Country |  Cuba |
| Type section | |
| Named for | Güines |
  Güines Formation (Cuba) | |
The Güines Formation is a geologic formation in Cuba. It preserves fossils dating back to the Early to Middle Miocene period. Among others, fossils of the prehistoric dugong, Metaxytherium were found in the formation.
Fossil content
See also
References
- Güines Formation at Fossilworks.org
Further reading
- Bermúdez, Pedro J (1961), "Las formaciones geológicas de Cuba" (PDF), Geología Cubana, 1: 1–180, retrieved 2019-02-06
- A. K. Miller and H. R. Downs. 1950. Tertiary nautiloids of the Americas: supplement. Journal of Paleontology 24:1-18
- L. S. Varona. 1972. Un Dugongido del Mioceno de Cuba (Mammalia: Sirenia). Sociedad de Ciencias Naturales La Salle: Caracas, Venezuela Memoria 91(32):5-19
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