Jicara Formation (PR*)
early Tertiary (late Paleocene to early Eocene)*
Type locality: region around Estacion La Plata and intersection of Routes 117 and 327, about 2 km east of Mayaguez area, southeast of San German, [San German quadrangle], southwestern Puerto Rico (Slodowski, 1958).
Caribbean region*
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