Indio Formation

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Indio Formation
Stratigraphic range: Ypresian (Wasatchian-Bridgerian)
~55–48  Ma
Type Formation
Unit of Wilcox Group
Lithology
Primary Sandstone, shale
Other Conglomerate, claystone
Location
Region Nuevo León and Tamaulipas
Country Mexico

The Indio Formation is a geologic formation of the Wilcox Group in Mexico. The sandstones, shales, conglomerates and claystones preserve fossils dating back to the Ypresian age (Wasatchian to Bridgerian in the NALMA classification) of the Eocene epoch of the Paleogene period. [1]

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