Arimao Formation Explained

Arimao Formation
Type:Formation
Age:Santonian
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Period:Santonian
Prilithology:Limestone
Otherlithology:Volcaniclastics
Namedfor:Arimao
Region:Cienfuegos Province
Coordinates:22.2°N -80.5°W
Paleocoordinates:14.1°N -59.1°W
Subunits:Las Moscas Member
Extent:Escambray Mountains

The Arimao Formation is a geologic formation in Cuba. It preserves mainly ammonite and rudist fossils dating back to the Santonian period.[1]

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  1. http://www.fossilworks.org/cgi-bin/bridge.pl?a=collectionSearch&collection_no=100121 Arimao Formation