5-644: Lagunitas Formation may refer to: Lagunitas Formation, Cuba , an Early Miocene geologic formation of Cuba Lagunitas Formation, Colombia , a Cretaceous geologic formation of Colombia, in the Cesar-Ranchería Basin Lagunitas Sandstone, a member of the Bartonian Verdun Formation , a fossiliferous stratigraphic unit in Peru Topics referred to by
10-535: Is different from Wikidata All article disambiguation pages All disambiguation pages Lagunitas Formation, Cuba The Lagunitas Formation is a geologic formation in Cuba . The open marine, fluvio - deltaic and lagoonal claystones , limestones and conglomerates preserve fossils dating back to the Early Miocene period . Among others, the fossil primate Paralouatta marianae ,
15-747: The type section . Lagunitas is in turn overlain by the Middle Miocene Güines Formation and younger sediments. Partial temporal and lithological equivalents of the Lagunitas Formation situated elsewhere in Cuba include the Arabos , Paso Real , Rosario and Magantilla Formations . In Hispaniola , the formation can be roughly correlated in age and lithology with the Maissade and Yanigua Formations . In Puerto Rico
20-577: The largest primate of the Miocene New World, was found in the formation. Based on microfossils, the age has been determined as Burdigalian . The type locality designated by Popov is a small outcrop located 1.2 to 3.0 kilometres (0.75 to 1.86 mi) east of Trinidad , on the highway linking Trinidad and Banao . The youngest lithostratigraphic unit overlain by Lagunitas is the Oligocene Las Cuevas Formation in
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