Jagua Formation
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Jagua Formation Stratigraphic range: Oxfordian, 158–156 Ma |
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Type | Geological formation |
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Region | Pinar del Río Province |
Country | Cuba |
The Jagua Formation is a Late Jurassic (middle to late Oxfordian[1]) geologic formation in Pinar del Río Province, western Cuba. Plesiosaur, pliosaur, pterosaur, metriorhynchid, and turtle remains are among the fossils that have been recovered from its strata.
Paleofauna
Paleofauna of the Jagua Formation | ||||||
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Genus | Species | Location | Stratigraphic position | Abundance | Notes | Images |
C. caribensis |
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C. oxfordiensis |
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G. iturraldei |
about 8 kilometres (5.0 mi) east of Viñales |
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N. hesperius |
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V. caroli |
References
- ↑ De la Fuente, M. S., & Iturralde-Vinent, M. (2001). A new pleurodiran turtle from the Jagua Formation (Oxfordian) of western Cuba. Journal Information, 75(4).
- ↑ 2.0 2.1 Barrett, P.M., Butler, R.J., Edwards, N.P., & Milner, A.R. Pterosaur distribution in time and space: an atlas. p61-107. in Flugsaurier: Pterosaur papers in honour of Peter Wellnhofer. 2008. Hone, D.W.E., and Buffetaut, E. (eds). Zitteliana B, 28. 264pp.[1]
- ↑ A New Pleurodiran Turtle from the Jagua Formation (Oxfordian) of Western Cuba. The Journal of Paleontology, July 2001.
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See also
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