Jagua Formation

Jagua Formation
Stratigraphic range: Mid-Late Oxfordian
~158–156 Ma
TypeGeological formation
Sub-unitsPan de Azúcar, Zacarías, Pimienta & Jagua Vieja Members
UnderliesGuasasa Formation
OverliesSan Cayetano Formation
Thickness160 m (520 ft)
Lithology
PrimaryShale, limestone
Location
Coordinates22°42′N 83°36′W / 22.7°N 83.6°W / 22.7; -83.6
RegionPinar del Río Province
Country Cuba
ExtentSierra de los Órganos, Sierra del Rosario
Type section
Named forJagua
Jagua Formation is located in Cuba
Jagua Formation
Jagua Formation (Cuba)

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.

  1. ^ Jagua Formation at Fossilworks.org
  2. ^ Barrett et al., 2008