Habana Formation

The Habana Formation is a geologic formation in Cuba. It preserves mainly gastropod and rudist fossils dating back to the Late Campanian to Maastrichtian periods.^[1] The formation was defined by Robert H. Palmer in 1934.^[2]

Habana Formation
Stratigraphic range: Late Campanian-Maastrichtian ~72–66 Ma PreꞒ Ꞓ O S D C P T J K Pg N
Type	Formation
Sub-units	Titanosarcolites Beds
Lithology
Primary	Limestone
Location
Coordinates	22.2°N 79.8°W / 22.2; -79.8
Approximate paleocoordinates	21.2°N 63.6°W / 21.2; -63.6
Region	Pinar del Río & Sancti Spíritus Provinces
Country	Cuba
Type section
Named for	La Habana
Named by	Robert H. Palmer
Year defined	1934
Habana Formation (Cuba)

See also

• List of fossiliferous stratigraphic units in Cuba