Cercado Formation

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.

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