The Yaque Group is a geologic group in the southern Dominican Republic. The shallow marine limestone preserves coral fossils dating back to the Late Miocene to Early Pliocene period.[1]

Yaque Group
Stratigraphic range: Late Miocene-Early Pliocene
TypeGroup
Lithology
PrimaryLimestone
Location
Coordinates18°30′N 70°42′W / 18.5°N 70.7°W / 18.5; -70.7
Approximate paleocoordinates18°24′N 69°54′W / 18.4°N 69.9°W / 18.4; -69.9
Country Dominican Republic
Yaque Group is located in the Dominican Republic
Yaque Group
Yaque Group (the Dominican Republic)

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  • T. W. Vaughan, W. Cooke, D. D. Condit, C. P. Ross, W. P. Woodring and F. C. Calkins. 1921. A geological reconnaissance of the Dominican Republic. Geological Survey of the Dominican Republic Memoir 1:1-268