Jagua Formation
The Jagua Formation is a Late Jurassic (middle to late Oxfordian) geologic formation in the Sierra de los Órganos and Sierra del Rosario mountain ranges in Pinar del Río Province, western Cuba. Plesiosaur, pliosaur, pterosaur, metriorhynchid, turtle and dinosaur remains are among the fossils that have been recovered from its strata.
| Jagua Formation | |
|---|---|
| Stratigraphic range: Mid-Late Oxfordian ~ | |
| Type | Geological formation |
| Sub-units | Pan de Azúcar, Zacarías, Pimienta & Jagua Vieja Members |
| Underlies | Guasasa Formation |
| Overlies | San Cayetano Formation |
| Thickness | 160 m (520 ft) |
| Lithology | |
| Primary | Shale, limestone |
| Location | |
| Coordinates | 22.7°N 83.6°W |
| Region | Pinar del Río Province |
| Country | Cuba |
| Extent | Sierra de los Órganos, Sierra del Rosario |
| Type section | |
| Named for | Jagua |
Jagua Formation (Cuba) | |
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