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Tabera Formation
Stratigraphic range: Late Oligocene
TypeFormation
Unit ofTabera Group
UnderliesBaitoa Formation
Lithology
PrimaryLimestone
Location
Coordinates19°18′N 70°42′W / 19.3°N 70.7°W / 19.3; -70.7
Approximate paleocoordinates18°30′N 69°42′W / 18.5°N 69.7°W / 18.5; -69.7
Country Dominican Republic
Tabera Formation is located in the Dominican RepublicTabera FormationTabera Formation (the Dominican Republic)

The Tabera Formation is a geologic formation in Dominican Republic. The shallow marine limestone preserves gastropod and coral fossils dating back to the Late Oligocene period.

See also

References

  1. Tabera Formation at Fossilworks.org

Further reading

  • 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
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