Lechería Limestone
Lechería Limestone | |
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Stratigraphic range: Ypresian (Wasatchian-Bridgerian) ~55–48 Ma PreꞒ Ꞓ O S D C P T J K Pg N | |
Type | Formation |
Unit of | Río Sabina Group |
Lithology | |
Primary | Limestone |
Location | |
Coordinates | Lechería Limestone (Mexico) |
The Lechería Limestone is a geologic formation in Chiapas, Mexico. The shallow reefal biomicrite and mud-supported oolitic and pelletoidal biosparite limestones preserve fossils dating back to the Paleogene period.[1]
See also
- List of fossiliferous stratigraphic units in Mexico
- Klondike Mountain Formation
- Nanjemoy Formation
- Bogotá Formation
References
- ^ Soyalo road section at Fossilworks.org
Further reading
- S. H. Frost and R. L. Langenheim, Jr. 1974. Cenozoic Reef Biofacies. Chicago, Northern Illinois University Press 1-388