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The Ponce Limestone is a geologic formation in Puerto Rico. It preserves fossils dating back to the Neogene period [ 3 ] (20.45 million years ago ( Mya ). Description
Ponce Cement, Inc. was a cement and limestone manufacturer in Ponce, Puerto Rico.The company was located at the intersection of PR-123 and PR-500, in Barrio Magueyes. [3] It was founded in 1941 [4] by Antonio Ferré Bacallao, a Puerto Rican industrialist of Cuban origin. [5]
The Northern Karst Belt (Spanish: Cinturón del Carso Norteño) is a limestone karst landscape located in the northwestern region of Puerto Rico. A karst is a topographical zone formed by the dissolution of soluble porous rocks, such as limestone , with features such as mogotes , canyons , caves , sinkholes , streams and rivers , all of which ...
Guajataca State Forest is located in the middle of the karst landscape country, particularly the Northern Karst zone of Puerto Rico. A karst is a topographical zone formed by the dissolution of soluble porous rocks, in this case limestone, with features such as mogotes, canyons, caves, sinkholes, streams and rivers, all of which are common on this region of the island.
The Aguada Limestone also known as the Aguada formation [1] is a geologic formation in San Juan, Puerto Rico. It preserves fossils dating back to the Neogene period. [2]
Scientific Survey of Porto Rico and the Virgin Islands 3(1):1-78; R. D. E. MacPhee and A. R. Wyss. 1990. Oligo-Miocene vertebrates from Puerto Rico, with a catalog of localities. American Museum Novitates 2965:1-45; J. Vélez Juarbe, T. Martin, R. D. MacPhee and D. Ortega Ariza. 2014. The earliest Caribbean rodents: Oligocene caviomorphs from ...
Boquerón State Forest (Spanish: Bosque Estatal de Boquerón) is one of the 20 forestry units that make up the public forest system of Puerto Rico.Despite its name, the Boquerón State Forest is not only located in Boquerón, Cabo Rojo but also spans almost 5,000 acres across the municipalities of Cabo Rojo, Lajas and Mayagüez.
Topography of Puerto Rico Satellite Image of Puerto Rico. The Geology of Puerto Rico can be divided into three major geologic provinces: The Cordillera Central, the Carbonate, and the Coastal Lowlands. [1] Puerto Rico is composed of Jurassic to Eocene volcanic and plutonic rocks, which are overlain by younger Oligocene to recent carbonates and ...