The Aymamón Limestone is a geologic formation in Puerto Rico. It preserves fossils dating back to the Middle to Late Miocene period.[1]
Aymamón Limestone | |
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Stratigraphic range: Mid-to-Late Miocene ~ | |
Type | Formation |
Lithology | |
Primary | Limestone |
Other | Chalk |
Location | |
Coordinates | 18°30′N 67°00′W / 18.5°N 67.0°W |
Approximate paleocoordinates | 18°24′N 66°00′W / 18.4°N 66.0°W |
Region | Caribbean |
Country | Puerto Rico |
Fossil content edit
Various fossils have been found in the Aymamón Limestone:[2]
Sharks edit
Bivalves edit
Gastropods edit
Corals edit
See also edit
References edit
- ^ Aymamón Limestone at Fossilworks.org
- ^ Rio Guajataca Section at Fossilworks.org
- ^ Isabela Municipal Landfill at Fossilworks.org
Further reading edit
- E. N. Edinger and M. J. Risk. 1994. Oligocene-Miocene extinction and geographic restriction od Caribbean corals: Roles of turbidity, temperature, and nutrients. Palaios 9:576-598
- A. M. Nieves Rivera, A. C. Ruiz Yantin, and M. D. Gottfried. 2003. New Record of the Lamnid Shark Carcharodon megalodon from the Middle Miocene of Puerto Rico. Caribbean Journal of Science 39(2):223-227
- H. E. Vokes and E. H. Vokes. 1968. Variation in the genus Orthaulax (Mollusca: Gastropoda). Tulane Studies in Geology and Paleontology 6(2):71-84