Atotonilco El Grande Formation

Atotonilco El Grande Formation
Atotonilco El Grande Formation
Stratigraphic range: Pliocene
Type	Geological formation
Location
Country	Mexico

Last updated June 30, 2025

The Atotonilco El Grande Formation is a geologic formation in Mexico. It preserves fossils dating back to the Neogene period.

Fossil content

Mammals

Mammals reported from the Atotonilco El Grande Formation
Genus	Species	Presence	Material	Notes	Images
Capreolus	C. constantini	Santa María Amajac.^[1]		A deer.

Fish

Fish reported from the Atotonilco El Grande Formation
Genus	Species	Presence	Material	Notes	Images
Paleocharacodon	P. guzmanae	Sanctórum-JAO site.^[2]	Several specimens.^[2]	A splitfin.

Plants

Plants reported from the Atotonilco El Grande Formation
Genus	Species	Presence	Material	Notes	Images
Equisetum		^[3]		Closely related to Equisetum myriochaetum .

References

↑ Jiménez-Hidalgo, Eduardo; Bravo-Cuevas, Victor (2014). "A roe deer (Mammalia, Cervidae) in the Pliocene of Hidalgo, central Mexico". Acta Palaeontologica Polonica. doi: 10.4202/app.00044.2013 . ISSN 0567-7920.
1 2 Caballero-Viñas, Carmen; Alvarado-Ortega, Jesús; Severiano, Kleyton Magno Cantalice (2023-08-08). "A Pliocene goodeid fish of the Paleolake Amajac, Sanctórum, Hidalgo, Mexico". Palaeontologia Electronica. 26 (2): 1–39. doi: 10.26879/1259 . ISSN 1094-8074.
↑ Silva-Pineda, A.; Velasco-de Leon, M. P.; Aguilar, F. J.; Chacon, E. (2009-03-01). "An Upper Pliocene Equisetum (Equisetales) from the Atotonilco El Grande Formation in Central Mexico" . Paleontological Journal. 43 (2): 216–225. doi:10.1134/S0031030109020142. ISSN 1555-6174.

Various Contributors to the Paleobiology Database. "Fossilworks: Gateway to the Paleobiology Database" . Retrieved 17 December 2021.

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[1] Jiménez-Hidalgo, Eduardo; Bravo-Cuevas, Victor (2014). "A roe deer (Mammalia, Cervidae) in the Pliocene of Hidalgo, central Mexico". Acta Palaeontologica Polonica. doi: 10.4202/app.00044.2013 . ISSN 0567-7920.

[:0-2] 1 2 Caballero-Viñas, Carmen; Alvarado-Ortega, Jesús; Severiano, Kleyton Magno Cantalice (2023-08-08). "A Pliocene goodeid fish of the Paleolake Amajac, Sanctórum, Hidalgo, Mexico". Palaeontologia Electronica. 26 (2): 1–39. doi: 10.26879/1259 . ISSN 1094-8074.

[3] Silva-Pineda, A.; Velasco-de Leon, M. P.; Aguilar, F. J.; Chacon, E. (2009-03-01). "An Upper Pliocene Equisetum (Equisetales) from the Atotonilco El Grande Formation in Central Mexico" . Paleontological Journal. 43 (2): 216–225. doi:10.1134/S0031030109020142. ISSN 1555-6174.

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