The Cercado Formation is a geologic group in Dominican Republic. The formation comprises siltstones, limestones, claystones, sandstones and conglomerates deposited in a shallow marine to reef environment. The Cercado Formation, unconformably overlying the Baitoa Formation, preserves bivalve, gastropod, decapod and coral fossils dating back to the Late Miocene to Early Pliocene period.[1]

Cercado Formation
Stratigraphic range: Late Miocene-Early Pliocene
TypeGroup
OverliesBaitoa Formation
Lithology
PrimarySiltstone, limestone, claystone
OtherSandstone, conglomerate
Location
Coordinates19°30′N 71°18′W / 19.5°N 71.3°W / 19.5; -71.3
Approximate paleocoordinates19°18′N 70°42′W / 19.3°N 70.7°W / 19.3; -70.7
Country Dominican Republic
Cercado Formation is located in the Dominican Republic
Cercado Formation
Cercado Formation (the Dominican Republic)

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  • A. F. Budd and K. G. Johnson. 1999. Origination preceding extinction during late Cenozoic turnover of Caribbean reefs. Paleobiology 25(2):188-200
  • M. J. Rathbun. 1920. Additions to West Indian Tertiary Decapod Crustaceans. Proceedings of the United States National Museum 58:381-384
  • J. B. Saunders, P. Jung, and B. Biju-Duval. 1986. Neogene Paleontology in the Northern Dominican Republic: 1. Field Surveys, Lithology, Environment, and Age. Bulletins of American Paleontology 89(323):1-79