Lechería Limestone
(Redirected from Lecheria Limestone)
| Lechería Limestone | |
|---|---|
| Stratigraphic range: Ypresian (Wasatchian-Bridgerian) ~ | |
| Type | Formation |
| Unit of | Río Sabina Group |
| Lithology | |
| Primary | Limestone |
| Location | |
| Coordinates | Lua error in Module:Coordinates at line 489: attempt to index field 'wikibase' (a nil value). |
| Approximate paleocoordinates | Lua error: callParserFunction: function "#coordinates" was not found. |
| Region | Chiapas |
| Country | Mexico |
| Type section | |
| Named for | Lechería River |
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
[edit | edit source]- List of fossiliferous stratigraphic units in Mexico
- Klondike Mountain Formation
- Nanjemoy Formation
- Bogotá Formation
References
[edit | edit source]- ^ Soyalo road section at Fossilworks.org
Further reading
[edit | edit source]- S. H. Frost and R. L. Langenheim, Jr. 1974. Cenozoic Reef Biofacies. Chicago, Northern Illinois University Press 1-388