Lechería Limestone
Lechería Limestone Stratigraphic range: Ypresian (Wasatchian-Bridgerian) ~ | |
---|---|
Type | Formation |
Unit of | |
Lithology | |
Primary | Limestone |
Location | |
Coordinates | 16°54′N 92°54′W / 16.9°N 92.9°WCoordinates: 16°54′N 92°54′W / 16.9°N 92.9°W |
Approximate paleocoordinates | 19°48′N 81°00′W / 19.8°N 81.0°W |
Region | Chiapas |
Country | Mexico |
Type section | |
Named for | |
Lechería Limestone (Mexico) |
The Lechería Limestone is a geologic formation in Chiapas, Mexico. The shallow reefal and mud-supported oolitic and 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
Categories:
- Geologic formations of Mexico
- Paleogene Mexico
- Ypresian Stage
- Wasatchian
- Bridgerian
- Limestone formations
- Reef deposits
- Paleontology in Mexico
- Geography of Chiapas