The Loma Candela Formation is a geologic formation in Cuba. It preserves fossils dating back to the Paleogene period.Loma Candela Formation at Fossilworks.org
Description The formation consists of limestones, yellowish calcareous marls and coastal conglomerates and fine calcareous sandstones. The Loma Candela Formation was deposited in a marine environment. It overlies the Universidad Formation and is correlated with the Tallahassee and Lake City Formations of Florida.
Fossil content Histocidaris sanchezi Prionocidaris loveni Tylocidaris bermudezi
See also List of fossiliferous stratigraphic units in Cuba
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Further reading
B. M. Cutress. 1980. Cretaceous and Tertiary Cidaroida (Echinodermata: Echinoidea) of the Caribbean Area. Bulletins of American Paleontology 77(309):1-221