Cercado Formation

Geology

Group: Yaque

Members: unnamed (106), Sandstone (19)

Lithologies: not reported (35), "siliciclastic" (13), claystone (7), siltstone (28), sandstone (28), conglomerate (1), "reef rocks" (10), framestone (2), "limestone" (13)

Paleoenvironments: marine indet. (64), carbonate indet. (1), shallow subtidal indet. (1), reef, buildup or bioherm (14), perireef or subreef (7), marginal marine indet. (7), coastal indet. (11), shoreface (12), offshore (8)

Age range: base of the Tortonian to the top of the Early/Lower Pliocene or 11.63000 to 3.60000 Ma
Collections

Time interval Ma Country or state Original ID and collection number
Tortonian11.63 - 7.246Dominican Republic (34515 34516 34517 41065 41112 58816 58817 74912 74934 74935 84953 89169 90618 93644 93686 94093 94139 94141 99852 99854 111205 131367 131368 131369 131370 131371 131377 131378 131379 131380 131381 131382 131461 131462 131463 131464 131465 131466 131468 131472 131473 131474 131475 131490 131491 131508 131509 131510 131512 131513 131514 131515 131516 131517 131518 131519 131667 219228)
Late/Upper Miocene11.63 - 5.333Dominican Republic (58824 58867 58869 58870 58871 58875 90616 93656 93684 228607 228608 228609 228610 228611 228612 228613 228614 228616 228617 228618 228630 228631 228632 228633 228634 228635 228636 228637)
Late/Upper Miocene - Early/Lower Pliocene11.63 - 3.6Dominican Republic (94142)
Messinian7.246 - 5.333Dominican Republic (41067 41068 41113 84982 84983 93731 93732 93996 94099 106177 131374 131384 131385 131387 131388 131389 131390 131392 131394 131454 131455 131456 131457 131458 131459 131460 131478 131489 131498 131666 134951 135731 175593 181410 226691)
Zanclean5.333 - 3.6Dominican Republic (41070 41071 41114)