The Artemisa Formation is a geologic formation in western Cuba.[1] It preserves mainly ammonite fossils dating back to the Late Oxfordian to Tithonian period.[2] The formation is divided into two members; La Zarza and Sumidero Members.[3] Most of the formation was deposited in deeper marine conditions.[4]

Artemisa Formation
Stratigraphic range: Late Oxfordian-Tithonian
TypeFormation
Sub-unitsLa Zarza & Sumidero Members
Lithology
PrimaryShale, limestone
Location
Coordinates22°42′N 83°06′W / 22.7°N 83.1°W / 22.7; -83.1
Approximate paleocoordinates4°42′N 51°36′W / 4.7°N 51.6°W / 4.7; -51.6
RegionArtemisa & Pinar del Río Provinces
Country Cuba
ExtentSierra del Rosario
Type section
Named forArtemisa
Artemisa Formation is located in Cuba
Artemisa Formation
Artemisa Formation (Cuba)

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  1. ^ Artemisa Formation at Fossilworks.org
  2. ^ Zell, P.; Stinnesbeck, W. (2016). "Salinites grossicostatum Imlay, 1939 and S. finicostatum sp. nov. from the latest Tithonian (Late Jurassic) of northeastern Mexico". Boletín de la Sociedad Geológica Mexicana. 68 (2): 305–311. doi:10.18268/BSGM2016v68n2a8.
  3. ^ Figueroa Guanche et al., 2013, p.2
  4. ^ Figueroa Guanche et al., 2013, p.5

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