Artemisa Formation

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Artemisa Formation
Stratigraphic range: Late Oxfordian-Tithonian
Type Formation
Sub-unitsLa Zarza & Sumidero Members
Lithology
Primary Shale, limestone
Location
Coordinates 22°42′N83°06′W / 22.7°N 83.1°W / 22.7; -83.1 Coordinates: 22°42′N83°06′W / 22.7°N 83.1°W / 22.7; -83.1
Approximate paleocoordinates 4°42′N51°36′W / 4.7°N 51.6°W / 4.7; -51.6
Region Artemisa & Pinar del Río Provinces
CountryFlag of Cuba.svg  Cuba
Extent Sierra del Rosario
Type section
Named for Artemisa
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Artemisa Formation (Cuba)

The Artemisa Formation is a geologic formation in western Cuba. [1] It preserves mainly ammonite fossils dating back to the Late Oxfordian to Tithonian period. [2] The formation is divided into two members; La Zarza and Sumidero Members. [3] Most of the formation was deposited in deeper marine conditions. [4]

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References

  1. Artemisa Formation at Fossilworks.org
  2. Zell, P.; Stinnesbeck, W. (2016). "Salinites grossicostatum Imlay, 1939 and S. finicostatum sp. nov. from the latest Tithonian (Late Jurassic) of northeastern Mexico". Boletín de la Sociedad Geológica Mexicana. 68 (2): 305–311. doi: 10.18268/BSGM2016v68n2a8 .
  3. Figueroa Guanche et al., 2013, p.2
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