Cercado Formation

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Cercado Formation
Stratigraphic range: Late Miocene-Early Pliocene
Type Group
Overlies Baitoa Formation
Lithology
Primary Siltstone, limestone, claystone
Other Sandstone, conglomerate
Location
Coordinates 19°30′N71°18′W / 19.5°N 71.3°W / 19.5; -71.3
Approximate paleocoordinates 19°18′N70°42′W / 19.3°N 70.7°W / 19.3; -70.7
Country Dominican Republic
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Cercado Formation (the Dominican Republic)

The Cercado Formation is a geologic group in Dominican Republic. The formation comprises siltstones, limestones, claystones, sandstones and conglomerates deposited in a shallow marine to reef environment. The Cercado Formation, unconformably overlying the Baitoa Formation, preserves bivalve, gastropod, decapod and coral fossils dating back to the Late Miocene to Early Pliocene period. [1]

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