Cerros de Sal Formation

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| age = Late Miocene

| period = Tortonian

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The Cerros de Sal Formation is a geologic formation in the southern Dominican Republic. The coastal claystone preserves coral fossils dating back to the Late Miocene period.[https://paleobiodb.org/classic/displayCollResults?collection_no=124779 Cerros de Sal Formation] at Fossilworks.org

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Further reading

  • T. W. Vaughan, W. Cooke, D. D. Condit, C. P. Ross, W. P. Woodring and F. C. Calkins. 1921. A geological reconnaissance of the Dominican Republic. Geological Survey of the Dominican Republic Memoir 1:1-268

Category:Geologic formations of the Dominican Republic

Category:Neogene Dominican Republic

Category:Shale formations