Earth:La Caja Formation
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| La Caja Formation Stratigraphic range: Kimmeridgian–Berriasian | |
|---|---|
| Type | Formation |
| Underlies | Taraises Formation |
| Overlies | Zuloaga Formation |
| Thickness | Around 60 metres |
| Lithology | |
| Primary | Marl |
| Other | Limestone, Siltstone, Sandstone, Shale |
| Location | |
| Country |  Mexico |
The La Caja Formation is a geologic formation in Mexico. It preserves fossils dating from the Kimmeridgian to the lower Berriasian.[1] La Caja Formation is widespread in northeastern and central Mexico and known for their abundant and diverse well-preserved ammonites. It was deposited in hemipelagic conditions, and predominantly consists of siliclastic sediments, including marl, with limestone.[2] It is laterally equivalent to the La Casita Formation, which represent more proximal facies.[3] The ichthyosaurs Ophthalmosaurus icenicus[4] and Parrassaurus yacahuitztli[5], metriorhynchid Cricosaurus saltillensis[6] and the giant pliosaur "Monster of Aramberri"[7] are known from the formation.
See also
- List of fossiliferous stratigraphic units in Mexico
References
- Notes
- ↑ Zell, P., Stinnesbeck, W. (2016). "Salinites grossicostatum Imlay, 1939 and S. finicostatum sp. nov. from the latest Tithonian (Late Jurassic) of northeastern Mexico.". Boletín de la Sociedad Geológica Mexicana 68 (2): 305–311. doi:10.18268/BSGM2016v68n2a8. http://boletinsgm.igeolcu.unam.mx/bsgm/index.php/component/content/article/296-sitio/articulos/cuarta-epoca/6802/1495-6802-8-zell.
- ↑ Zell,P., Stinnesbeck, W., Beckmann,S. (2016). "Late Jurassic aptychi from the La Caja Formation of northeastern Mexico.". Boletín de la Sociedad Geológica Mexicana 68 (3): 515–536. doi:10.18268/BSGM2016v68n3a8.
- ↑ Zell, Patrick; Beckmann, Seija; Stinnesbeck, Wolfgang (2013-12-01). "Late Jurassic-earliest Cretaceous belemnites (Cephalopoda: Coleoidea) from northeastern Mexico and their palaeobiogeographic implications". Neues Jahrbuch für Geologie und Paläontologie - Abhandlungen 270 (3): 325–341. doi:10.1127/0077-7749/2013/0374. ISSN 0077-7749.
- ↑ Buchy, Marie-Céline (January 2010). "First record of Ophthalmosaurus (Reptilia: Ichthyosauria) from the Tithonian (Upper Jurassic) of Mexico". Journal of Paleontology 84 (1): 149–155. doi:10.1666/08-122.1. ISSN 0022-3360.
- ↑ Barrientos-Lara, J. I.; Alvarado-Ortega, J. (2021). "A new Tithonian ophthalmosaurid ichthyosaur from Coahuila in northeastern Mexico". Alcheringa: An Australasian Journal of Palaeontology. in press. doi:10.1080/03115518.2021.1922755.
- ↑ Buchy, Marie-Céline; Vignaud, Patrick; Frey, Eberhard; Stinnesbeck, Wolfgang; González, Arturo H. González (September 2006). "A new thalattosuchian crocodyliform from the Tithonian (Upper Jurassic) of northeastern Mexico". Comptes Rendus Palevol 5 (6): 785–794. doi:10.1016/j.crpv.2006.03.003. ISSN 1631-0683.
- ↑ Buchy, Marie-Céline; Frey, Eberhard; Stinnesbeck, Wolfgang; López-Oliva, José Guadalupe (2003-05-01). "First occurrence of a gigantic pliosaurid plesiosaur in the late Jurassic (Kimmeridgian) of Mexico". Bulletin de la Société Géologique de France 174 (3): 271–278. doi:10.2113/174.3.271. ISSN 1777-5817. http://doc.rero.ch/record/14729/files/PAL_E1855.pdf.
- Sources
- ((Various Contributors to the Paleobiology Database)). "Fossilworks: Gateway to the Paleobiology Database". http://www.fossilworks.org/cgi-bin/bridge.pl?action=home.
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