Cerros de Sal Formation explained

Cerros de Sal Formation
Type:	Formation
Age:	Late Miocene
Period:	Tortonian
Prilithology:	Claystone
Coordinates:	18.3°N -71.4°W
Paleocoordinates:	18.2°N -70.6°W

The Cerros de Sal Formation is a geologic formation in the southern Dominican Republic. The coastal claystone preserves coral fossils dating back to the Late Miocene period.^[1]

See also

• List of fossiliferous stratigraphic units in the Dominican Republic

Further reading

• T. W. Vaughan, W. Cooke, D. D. Condit, C. P. Ross, W. P. Woodring and F. C. Calkins. 1921. A geological reconnaissance of the Dominican Republic. Geological Survey of the Dominican Republic Memoir 1:1-268

Notes and References

1. https://paleobiodb.org/classic/displayCollResults?collection_no=124779 Cerros de Sal Formation