The Consuelo Formation is a

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. It preserves

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dating back to the

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. The formation is correlated with the Chapapote Formation of

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and the

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of the United States.Consuelo Formation
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Description

The Consuelo Formation was described by Bermúdez in 1950 based on a section of

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s in the Consuelo El Tejar quarry in

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.Gutiérrez Domech, 1969, p.32 The formation overlies the

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and Capdevila Formations with an unconformity,Gutiérrez Domech, 1969, p.33 and is overlain by the Tinguaro Formation.Almaguer Álvarez, 2015, p.21 The Consuelo Formation consists of yellow to creamy-white

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marls and white micritic

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s.Almaguer Álvarez, 2015, p.20

Fossil content

* '' Cidaris cubensis'' * '' Histocidaris sanchezi''

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