Jarao Formation

The Jarao Formation is a geologic formation in Cuba. The dark-colored limestone intercalated with volcanic and tuffaceous formation preserves rudist fossils of Vaccinites inaequicostatus and dates back to the Santonian period.^[1]

Jarao Formation
Stratigraphic range: Santonian ~85.8–84.9 Ma PreꞒ Ꞓ O S D C P T J K Pg N ↓
Type	Formation
Lithology
Primary	Limestone
Other	Tuff
Location
Coordinates	22.1°N 79.7°W / 22.1; -79.7
Approximate paleocoordinates	13.8°N 58.5°W / 13.8; -58.5
Region	Sancti Spíritus Province
Country	Cuba
Type section
Named for	El Jarao
Jarao Formation (Cuba)

See also

• List of fossiliferous stratigraphic units in Cuba