El Cien Formation

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El Cien Formation
Stratigraphic range: Oligocene-Miocene
Type Geologic formation
Sub-unitsCerro Colorado Mb.
San Hilario Mb.
Cerro Tierra Blanca Mb.
Location
Region Baja California Sur
Country Mexico

The El Cien Formation is a geologic formation in eastern Baja California Sur state, Mexico. [1]

Contents

Subunits, from younger/higher to older/lower, include the Cerro Colorado Member, San Hilario Member, and Cerro Tierra Blanca Member. [1]

Fossil record

It preserves fossils dating back to the Oligocene epoch of the Paleogene period and Early Miocene epoch of the Neogene period, during the Cenozoic Era. [1] [2]

See also

References

  1. 1 2 3 UNAM.mx: "The El Cien Formation, Strata of Oligocene and Early Miocene Age in Baja California Sur" [ permanent dead link ]; Revista vol 6, no. 2, 1986; pg 145-162; National Autonomous University of Mexico, Institute of Geology.
  2. ↑ Various Contributors to the Paleobiology Database. "Fossilworks: Gateway to the Paleobiology Database". Archived from the original on 25 March 2022. Retrieved 17 December 2021.


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