Ceru di Cueba Formation

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| period = Bartonian

| age = Bartonian

| prilithology = Limestone

| otherlithology = Claystone

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| region = Caribbean

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The Ceru di Cueba Formation is a geologic formation in Curaçao. It preserves fossils dating back to the Bartonian period.[https://paleobiodb.org/classic/displayStrata?geological_group=&formation=Ceru%20di%20Cueba&group_formation_member=Ceru%20di%20Cueba Ceru di Cueba Formation] at Fossilworks.org

See also

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Further reading

  • P. Jung. 1974. Eocene Mollusks from Curaçao, West Indies. Verhandl. Naturf. Ges. Basel 84(1):483-500

Category:Geologic formations of the Caribbean

Category:Geology of Curaçao

Category:Paleogene Caribbean

Category:Limestone formations

Category:Shale formations

Category:Shallow marine deposits

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