Jagua Formation

Jagua Formation
Stratigraphic range: Oxfordian, 158–156 Ma

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Type	Geological formation
Location
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
Genus	Species	Location	Stratigraphic position	Abundance	Notes	Images
Cacibupteryx^[2]	C. caribensis				A rhamphorhynchid pterosaur
Caribemys^[3]	C. oxfordiensis				A pleurodiran turtle
Gallardosaurus^[4]	G. iturraldei	about 8 kilometres (5.0 mi) east of Viñales			A pliosaurid
Nesodactylus^[2]	N. hesperius				A rhamphorhynchid pterosaur
Vinialesaurus^[5]	V. caroli	Viñales			A cryptoclidid plesiosaur

↑ 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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