Jagua Formation
Geologic formation in Cuba / From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
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The Jagua Formation is a Late Jurassic (middle to late Oxfordian) geologic formation in the Sierra de los Órganos and Sierra del Rosario mountain ranges in Pinar del Río Province, western Cuba.[1] Plesiosaur, pliosaur, pterosaur,[2] metriorhynchid, turtle and dinosaur remains are among the fossils that have been recovered from its strata.
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Jagua Formation | |
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Stratigraphic range: Mid-Late Oxfordian ~158–156 Ma | |
Type | Geological formation |
Sub-units | Pan de Azúcar, Zacarías, Pimienta & Jagua Vieja Members |
Underlies | Guasasa Formation |
Overlies | San Cayetano Formation |
Thickness | 160 m (520 ft) |
Lithology | |
Primary | Shale, limestone |
Location | |
Coordinates | 22.7°N 83.6°W / 22.7; -83.6 |
Region | Pinar del Río Province |
Country | Cuba |
Extent | Sierra de los Órganos, Sierra del Rosario |
Type section | |
Named for | Jagua |
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