Habana Formation | |
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Stratigraphic range: Late Campanian-Maastrichtian ~ | |
Type | Formation |
Sub-units | Titanosarcolites Beds |
Lithology | |
Primary | Limestone |
Location | |
Coordinates | 22°12′N 79°48′W / 22.2°N 79.8°W |
Approximate paleocoordinates | 21°12′N 63°36′W / 21.2°N 63.6°W |
Region | Pinar del Río & Sancti Spíritus Provinces |
Country | Cuba |
Type section | |
Named for | La Habana |
Named by | Robert H. Palmer |
Year defined | 1934 |
The Habana Formation is a geologic formation in Cuba. It preserves mainly gastropod and rudist fossils dating back to the Late Campanian to Maastrichtian periods.[1] The formation was defined by Robert H. Palmer in 1934.[2]