La Joya Formation

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La Joya Formation
Stratigraphic range: Mid-Late Jurassic [1]
~181–163  Ma
Type Geologic formation
Underlies Indidura Formation
Overlies La Boca Formation,
Huizachal Formation
Lithology
PrimaryMarine sediments
Location
Region Sierra Madre Oriental,
Tamaulipas
Country Mexico

The La Joya Formation is a Jurassic period geologic formation in north central Mexico. [1] It is located in the Sierra Madre Oriental range, in southwestern Tamaulipas state. [2] [3]

It preserves fossils dating back to the Jurassic period. [4]

See also

References

  1. 1 2 Mesozoic Sedimentary and Tectonic History of North-central Mexico, Issue 340; pg 221; edited by Claudio Bartolini, James Lee Wilson, Timothy Frost Lawton.
  2. ↑ "Petrology of the Middle Jurassic La Joya Formation, Sierra Madre Oriental, Southwestern Tamaulipas, Mexico"; Allen, Woods Wilkinson; 1976 Master's thesis, Texas A&M University
  3. ↑ "Stratigraphy and petrology of the Middle Jurassic La Joya Formation, Miquihuana, Aramberri-Mezquital, and Real de Catorce areas, Mexico"; by Joel Joseph Lazzeri; University of New Orleans, 1979
  4. ↑ 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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