Cercado Formation

The Cercado Formation is a geologic group in Dominican Republic. The formation comprises siltstones, limestones, claystones, sandstones and conglomerates deposited in a shallow marine to reef environment. The Cercado Formation, unconformably overlying the Baitoa Formation, preserves bivalve, gastropod, decapod and coral fossils dating back to the Late Miocene to Early Pliocene period.^[1]

Cercado Formation
Stratigraphic range: Late Miocene-Early Pliocene
Type	Group
Overlies	Baitoa Formation
Lithology
Primary	Siltstone, limestone, claystone
Other	Sandstone, conglomerate
Location
Coordinates	19.5°N 71.3°W / 19.5; -71.3
Approximate paleocoordinates	19.3°N 70.7°W / 19.3; -70.7
Country	Dominican Republic
Cercado Formation (the Dominican Republic)

See also

• List of fossiliferous stratigraphic units in the Dominican Republic