Balumtun Sandstone

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Balumtun Sandstone
Stratigraphic range: Aquitanian
~23–22.5  Ma
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Type Formation
Unit of Río Concepción Group
Underlies Tulijá Formation
Overlies Mazantic Shale
Thickness760 metres
Lithology
Primary Sandstone
Other Conglomerate
Location
Coordinates 17°06′N92°42′W / 17.1°N 92.7°W / 17.1; -92.7
Approximate paleocoordinates 17°42′N89°00′W / 17.7°N 89.0°W / 17.7; -89.0
Region Chiapas
Country Mexico
Type section
Named for Balumtun

The Balumtun Sandstone is a geologic formation in Chiapas, Mexico. The formation is up to 760 metres thick, and consists of gray sandstone, that were deposited during the Upper Aquitanian stage of the Early Miocene. [1]

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  1. Carbot-Chanona, Gerardo; Rivera-Velázquez, Gustavo; Jiménez-Hidalgo, Eduardo; Reynoso, Víctor Hugo (December 2020). "The first Pan-Carettochelys turtle in the Neogene of the American continent and its paleobiogeographical relevance" . Journal of South American Earth Sciences. 104: 102925. Bibcode:2020JSAES.10402925C. doi:10.1016/j.jsames.2020.102925. S2CID   224976641.

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