Cerros de Sal Formation

Coordinates: 18°18′N 71°24′W / 18.3°N 71.4°W / 18.3; -71.4
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Cerros de Sal Formation
Stratigraphic range: Late Miocene
TypeFormation
Lithology
PrimaryClaystone
Location
Coordinates18°18′N 71°24′W / 18.3°N 71.4°W / 18.3; -71.4
Approximate paleocoordinates18°12′N 70°36′W / 18.2°N 70.6°W / 18.2; -70.6
Country Dominican Republic
Cerros de Sal Formation is located in the Dominican Republic
Cerros de Sal Formation
Cerros de Sal Formation (the Dominican Republic)

The Cerros de Sal Formation is a geologic formation in the southern Dominican Republic. The coastal claystone preserves coral fossils dating back to the Late Miocene period.[1]

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  • T. W. Vaughan, W. Cooke, D. D. Condit, C. P. Ross, W. P. Woodring and F. C. Calkins. 1921. A geological reconnaissance of the Dominican Republic. Geological Survey of the Dominican Republic Memoir 1:1-268