Baitoa Formation

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Baitoa Formation
Stratigraphic range: Burdigalian-Langhian
Type Formation
Underlies Cercado Formation
Overlies Tabera Formation
Lithology
Primary Siltstone, limestone
Location
Coordinates 19°18′N70°42′W / 19.3°N 70.7°W / 19.3; -70.7 Coordinates: 19°18′N70°42′W / 19.3°N 70.7°W / 19.3; -70.7
Approximate paleocoordinates 19°12′N69°30′W / 19.2°N 69.5°W / 19.2; -69.5
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Baitoa Formation (the Dominican Republic)

The Baitoa Formation is a geologic formation in Dominican Republic. The formation consists of siltstones and limestones deposited in a shallow marine to reef environment. The formation, unconformably overlying the Tabera Formation and unconformably overlain by the Cercado Formation, preserves bivalve, gastropod, echinoid and coral fossils dating back to the Burdigalian to Langhian period. [1]

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