Lechería Limestone

Lechería Limestone
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	16.9°N 92.9°W / 16.9; -92.9
Approximate paleocoordinates	19.8°N 81.0°W / 19.8; -81.0
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

• List of fossiliferous stratigraphic units in Mexico
• Klondike Mountain Formation
• Nanjemoy Formation
• Bogotá Formation

References

1. 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