Habana Formation
Geologic formation
| Habana Formation | |
|---|---|
| Stratigraphic range: Late Campanian-Maastrichtian ~72–66 Ma PreꞒ Ꞓ O S D C P T J K Pg N | |
| Type | Formation |
| Sub-units | Titanosarcolites Beds |
| Lithology | |
| Primary | Limestone |
| Location | |
| Coordinates |   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
References
- ^ Habana Formation at Fossilworks.org
- ^ Bermúdez, 1964, p.29
Bibliography
- 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
- 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
