Stratigraphy, composition and age of Cuban rudist-bearing deposits

  • Reinaldo Rojas Museo Nacional de Historia Natural, La Habana, Cuba
  • Manuel Iturralde-Vicent Museo Nacional de Historia Natural, La Habana, Cuba
  • Peter W. Skelton Department of Earth Sciences, Open University, United Kingdom
Keywords: Cretaceous, rudist, Cuba, stratigraphy, taxonomy, Bahamian platform, Cretaceous volcanic arc.

Abstract

Along the NE flank of Cuba, parts the Bahamian carbonate platform are exposed, while in the central part of the island a Cretaceous volcanic arc sequence is present. Rudist assemblages are found in both of these major tectonic settings… in order to continue, download the full paper in PDF.

Published
2019-02-21
Section
Regular Papers