List of fossiliferous stratigraphic units in Mexico

This is a list of stratigraphic units (groups, formations and members), containing fossils and pertaining to the North American country of Mexico.

List

Group or Formation Period Notes
Abanico Brisa Mar FormationNeogene
Adjuntas FormationPaleogene
Agua Nueva FormationCretaceous
Agueguexquite FormationNeogene
Aguililla SandstoneCretaceous
Aguja FormationCretaceous
Aguja Group/Javelina FormationCretaceous
Alazán FormationPaleogene
Albertella FormationCambrian
Alisitos FormationCretaceous
Almejas FormationNeogene
Angostura FormationCretaceous
Anidanthus zone FormationPermian
Antimonio FormationJurassic, Triassic, Permian
Atotonilco El Grande FormationNeogene
Aurora LimestoneCretaceous
Austin FormationCretaceous
Balumtum SandstoneNeogene
Barranca Group/Santa Clara FormationTriassic
Barril Viejo FormationCretaceous
Bateque FormationPaleogene
Benevides FormationCretaceous
Bisbee FormationCretaceous
Bisbee Group/Cerro de Oro FormationCretaceous
Bisbee Group/Mural LimestoneCretaceous
Bisbee Group/Nogal FormationCretaceous
Boca Roja FormationCretaceous
Bonnia FormationCambrian
Boquillas FormationCretaceous
Buda LimestoneCretaceous
Buelna FormationCambrian
Cabonera FormationCretaceous
Cabullona Group/Corral de Enmedio FormationCretaceous
Cabullona Group/Lomas Coloradas FormationCretaceous
Cañón de Caballeros FormationSilurian
Cantaure FormationNeogene
Carbonera FormationCretaceous
Cárdenas FormationCretaceous
Carrillo Puerto FormationNeogene
Cerro del Pueblo FormationCretaceous
Chapala shorelake Beds FormationMexico
Chinameca FormationJurassic
Chuta FormationCretaceous
Cipiapa FormationCretaceous
Claiborne Group/Carrizo Sand FormationPaleogene
Claiborne Group/Laredo FormationPaleogene
Claiborne Group/Mount Selman FormationPaleogene
Claiborne Group/Yegua FormationPaleogene
Clansayes FormationCretaceous
Clemente FormationEdiacaran
Coahuila FormationCretaceous
Coatepec SandstoneJurassic
Coatzacoalcos FormationNeogene
Colina FormationPermian
Concepción FormationNeogene
Cualac ConglomerateJurassic
Cook Mountain FormationPaleogene
Cuesta del Carbonera FormationCretaceous
Cumburindio FormationCretaceous
Cúpido FormationCretaceous
Cutzamala FormationCretaceous
Del Río FormationCretaceous
Del Río ClayCretaceous
Difunta FormationCretaceous
Difunta Group/Adjuntas FormationPaleogene
Difunta Group/Cerro del Pueblo FormationCretaceous
Difunta Group/Las Encinas FormationPaleogene
Difunta Group/Olmos FormationCretaceous
Difunta Group/Potrerillos FormationPaleogene
Difunta Group/Rancho Nuevo FormationPaleogene, Cretaceous
Difunta Group/Tanque FormationCretaceous
Discovery Point FormationMexico
El Abra FormationCretaceous
El Bosque FormationPaleogene
El Cajón FormationCretaceous
El Camarón FormationNeogene
El Cien FormationPaleogene
El Doctor FormationCretaceous
El Gallo FormationCretaceous
Encanto FormationNeogene
Encino FormationCretaceous
Escondido FormationCretaceous
Espinazo del Diablo FormationCretaceous
Fallotaspis Group/Puerto Blanco FormationCambrian
Ferrotepec FormationNeogene
Filisolo FormationNeogene
Gamuza FormationEdiacaran
Georgetown FormationCretaceous
Goleta FormationMexico
Guacamaya FormationPermian
Guajalote FormationNeogene
Guanjuato ConglomeratePaleogene
Huasteca FormationPaleogene
Huayacocotla FormationJurassic
Huizachal FormationTriassic
Indidura FormationCretaceous
Infierno FormationNeogene
Isidro FormationNeogene
Ixaltepec FormationCarboniferous
Jackson FormationPaleogene
Javelina FormationCretaceous
Jebel Qatrani FormationNeogene
Juchipila FormationNeogene
La Boca FormationJurassic
La Bocana Roja FormationCretaceous
La Caja FormationJurassic
La Casita FormationJurassic
La Ciénega FormationCambrian, Ediacaran
La Colorada FormationPermian
La Difunta FormationPermian
La Esperanza Group/Ixtaclum ShalePaleogene
La Esperanza Group/San Juan FormationPaleogene
La Joya FormationCarboniferous
La Péna FormationCretaceous
La Quinta FormationPaleogene
Las Sardinas FormationPermian
Las Tetas de Cabra FormationPaleogene
Mal Paso FormationCretaceous
Matatlán FormationNeogene
Mazantic ShaleNeogene
Méndez FormationCretaceous
Méndez ShaleCretaceous
Mesón FormationPaleogene
Mexcala FormationCretaceous
Midway FormationPaleogene
Modelo Group/Rio Lajas LimestoneNeogene
Modelo Group/Santa Ana FormationEarly Miocene
Monos FormationPermian
Mulege FormationMexico
Mural FormationCretaceous
Mural LimestoneCretaceous
Nevadella Group/Puerto Blanco FormationCambrian
Oakville SandstoneNeogene
Ocozocoautla FormationCretaceous
Ojinaga FormationCretaceous
Olinala FormationPermian
Olmos FormationCretaceous
Palo Quemado FormationPermian
Papalote FormationEdiacaran
Paraje Solo FormationNeogene
Patlanoaya FormationPermian
Patlanoaya Beds FormationCarboniferous
Pen FormationCretaceous
Pie de Vaca FormationPaleogene
Pimienta FormationJurassic
Plomosas FormationPermian
Pochote FormationCretaceous
Preitos FormationPaleogene
Puerto Blanco FormationCambrian
Rancho Viejo Beds FormationNeogene
Represo FormationCarboniferous
Río Concepción Group/Balumtun SandstoneNeogene
Río Sabinal Group/Lecheria LimestonePaleogene
Rosario FormationJurassic/Cretaceous
Rosarito Beach FormationNeogene
Salada FormationNeogene
San Diego FormationNeogene
San Felipe FormationCretaceous
San Gregorio FormationPaleogene
San Hipolito FormationJurassic, Triassic
San José de Gracia FormationCambrian
San Juan FormationPaleogene
San Juan Raya FormationCretaceous
San Lucas FormationCretaceous
San Marcos FormationNeogene
San Rafael FormationPaleogene
San Ricardo FormationJurassic
Santiago FormationCarboniferous
Sepultura FormationPaleogene
Sierra de Santa Rosa FormationJurassic
Sierra Madre FormationCretaceous
Simojovel FormationPaleogene
Simojovel Group/La Quinta FormationNeogene, Paleogene
Simojovel Group/Mazantic ShaleNeogene
Simojovel Group/Rancho Berlin SandstonePaleogene
Simón FormationJurassic
Soledad FormationCretaceous
Suchilquitongo FormationNeogene
Taberna FormationJurassic
Tacubaya FormationMexico
Taman FormationJurassic
Taraises FormationCretaceous
Taylor MarlCretaceous
Tecocoyunca FormationJurassic
Tecocoyunca Group/Cualac ConglomerateJurassic
Tecocoyunco Group/Zorrillo FormationJurassic
Tecomazuchil FormationJurassic
Temazcal LimestoneCretaceous
Tepate FormationPaleogene
Tepetate FormationPaleogene
Tinu FormationOrdovician, Cambrian
Tirabuzon FormationNeogene
Tlayúa FormationCretaceous
Tortugas FormationNeogene
Tuxpan FormationNeogene
Tuzancoa FormationPermian
Upper Becerra FormationMexico
Venada FormationCarboniferous
Vicente Guerrero FormationCarboniferous
Wilcox Group/Indio FormationPaleogene
Ysidro FormationNeogene
Yucunama FormationCretaceous
Zapotitlan FormationCretaceous
Zorrillo FormationJurassic
Zuluzum FormationNeogene

See also

References

    • Various Contributors to the Paleobiology Database. "Fossilworks: Gateway to the Paleobiology Database". Archived from the original on 31 July 2014. Retrieved 8 July 2014.
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