List of fossiliferous stratigraphic units in Mexico

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This is a list of stratigraphic units (groups, formations and members), containing fossils and pertaining to the North American country of Mexico.

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Group or FormationPeriod
Abanico Brisa Mar Formation Neogene
Adjuntas Formation Paleogene
Agua Nueva Formation Cretaceous
Agueguexquite Formation Neogene
Aguililla Sandstone Cretaceous
Aguja Formation Cretaceous
Aguja Group/Javelina Formation Cretaceous
Alazán Formation Paleogene
Albertella Formation Cambrian
Alisitos Formation Cretaceous
Almejas Formation Neogene
Angostura Formation Cretaceous
Anidanthus zone Formation Permian
Antimonio Formation Jurassic, Triassic, Permian
Atotonilco El Grande Formation Neogene
Aurora Limestone Cretaceous
Austin Formation Cretaceous
Balumtum Sandstone Neogene
Barranca Group/Santa Clara Formation Triassic
Barril Viejo Formation Cretaceous
Bateque Formation Paleogene
Benevides Formation Cretaceous
Bisbee Formation Cretaceous
Bisbee Group/Cerro de Oro Formation Cretaceous
Bisbee Group/Mural Limestone Cretaceous
Bisbee Group/Nogal Formation Cretaceous
Boca Roja Formation Cretaceous
Bonnia Formation Cambrian
Boquillas Formation Cretaceous
Buda Limestone Cretaceous
Buelna Formation Cambrian
Cabonera Formation Cretaceous
Cabullona Group/Corral de Enmedio Formation Cretaceous
Cabullona Group/Lomas Coloradas Formation Cretaceous
Cañón de Caballeros Formation Silurian
Cantaure Formation Neogene
Carbonera Formation Cretaceous
Cárdenas Formation Cretaceous
Carrillo Puerto Formation Neogene
Cerro del Pueblo Formation Cretaceous
Chapala shorelake Beds Formation Mexico
Chinameca Formation Jurassic
Chuta Formation Cretaceous
Cipiapa Formation Cretaceous
Claiborne Group/Carrizo Sand Formation Paleogene
Claiborne Group/Laredo Formation Paleogene
Claiborne Group/Mount Selman Formation Paleogene
Claiborne Group/Yegua Formation Paleogene
Clansayes Formation Cretaceous
Clemente Formation Ediacaran
Coahuila Formation Cretaceous
Coatepec Sandstone Jurassic
Coatzacoalcos Formation Neogene
Colina Formation Permian
Concepción Formation Neogene
Cualac Conglomerate Jurassic
Cook Mountain Formation Paleogene
Cuesta del Carbonera Formation Cretaceous
Cumburindio Formation Cretaceous
Cúpido Formation Cretaceous
Cutzamala Formation Cretaceous
Del Río Formation Cretaceous
Del Río Clay Cretaceous
Difunta Formation Cretaceous
Difunta Group/Adjuntas Formation Paleogene
Difunta Group/Cerro del Pueblo Formation Cretaceous
Difunta Group/Las Encinas Formation Paleogene
Difunta Group/Olmos Formation Cretaceous
Difunta Group/Potrerillos Formation Paleogene
Difunta Group/Rancho Nuevo Formation Paleogene, Cretaceous
Difunta Group/Tanque Formation Cretaceous
Discovery Point Formation Mexico
El Abra Formation Cretaceous
El Bosque Formation Paleogene
El Cajón Formation Cretaceous
El Camarón Formation Neogene
El Cien Formation Paleogene
El Doctor Formation Cretaceous
El Gallo Formation Cretaceous
Encanto Formation Neogene
Encino Formation Cretaceous
Escondido Formation Cretaceous
Espinazo del Diablo Formation Cretaceous
Fallotaspis Group/Puerto Blanco Formation Cambrian
Ferrotepec Formation Neogene
Filisolo Formation Neogene
Gamuza Formation Ediacaran
Georgetown Formation Cretaceous
Goleta Formation Mexico
Guacamaya Formation Permian
Guajalote Formation Neogene
Guanjuato Conglomerate Paleogene
Huasteca Formation Paleogene
Huayacocotla Formation Jurassic
Huizachal Formation Triassic
Indidura Formation Cretaceous
Infierno Formation Neogene
Isidro Formation Neogene
Ixaltepec Formation Carboniferous
Jackson Formation Paleogene
Javelina Formation Cretaceous
Jebel Qatrani Formation Neogene
Juchipila Formation Neogene
La Boca Formation Jurassic
La Bocana Roja Formation Cretaceous
La Caja Formation Jurassic
La Casita Formation Jurassic
La Ciénega Formation Cambrian, Ediacaran
La Colorada Formation Permian
La Difunta Formation Permian
La Esperanza Group/Ixtaclum Shale Paleogene
La Esperanza Group/San Juan Formation Paleogene
La Joya Formation Carboniferous
La Péna Formation Cretaceous
La Quinta Formation Paleogene
Las Sardinas Formation Permian
Las Tetas de Cabra Formation Paleogene
Mal Paso Formation Cretaceous
Matatlán Formation Neogene
Mazantic Shale Neogene
Méndez Formation Cretaceous
Méndez Shale Cretaceous
Mesón Formation Paleogene
Mexcala Formation Cretaceous
Midway Formation Paleogene
Modelo Group/Rio Lajas Limestone Neogene
Modelo Group/Santa Ana Formation Early Miocene
Monos Formation Permian
Mulege Formation Mexico
Mural Formation Cretaceous
Mural Limestone Cretaceous
Nevadella Group/Puerto Blanco Formation Cambrian
Oakville Sandstone Neogene
Ocozocoautla Formation Cretaceous
Ojinaga Formation Cretaceous
Olinala Formation Permian
Olmos Formation Cretaceous
Palo Quemado Formation Permian
Papalote Formation Ediacaran
Paraje Solo Formation Neogene
Patlanoaya Formation Permian
Patlanoaya Beds Formation Carboniferous
Pen Formation Cretaceous
Pie de Vaca Formation Paleogene
Pimienta Formation Jurassic
Plomosas Formation Permian
Pochote Formation Cretaceous
Preitos Formation Paleogene
Puerto Blanco Formation Cambrian
Rancho Viejo Beds Formation Neogene
Represo Formation Carboniferous
Río Concepción Group/Balumtun Sandstone Neogene
Río Sabinal Group/Lecheria Limestone Paleogene
Rosario Formation Jurassic/Cretaceous
Rosarito Beach Formation Neogene
Salada Formation Neogene
San Diego Formation Neogene
San Felipe Formation Cretaceous
San Gregorio Formation Paleogene
San Hipolito Formation Jurassic, Triassic
San José de Gracia Formation Cambrian
San Juan Formation Paleogene
San Juan Raya Formation Cretaceous
San Lucas Formation Cretaceous
San Marcos Formation Neogene
San Rafael Formation Paleogene
San Ricardo Formation Jurassic
Santiago Formation Carboniferous
Sepultura Formation Paleogene
Sierra de Santa Rosa Formation Jurassic
Sierra Madre Formation Cretaceous
Simojovel Formation Paleogene
Simojovel Group/La Quinta Formation Neogene, Paleogene
Simojovel Group/Mazantic Shale Neogene
Simojovel Group/Rancho Berlin Sandstone Paleogene
Simón Formation Jurassic
Soledad Formation Cretaceous
Suchilquitongo Formation Neogene
Taberna Formation Jurassic
Tacubaya Formation Quaternary
Taman Formation Jurassic
Taraises Formation Cretaceous
Taylor Marl Cretaceous
Tecocoyunca Formation Jurassic
Tecocoyunca Group/Cualac Conglomerate Jurassic
Tecocoyunco Group/Zorrillo Formation Jurassic
Tecomazuchil Formation Jurassic
Temazcal Limestone Cretaceous
Tepate Formation Paleogene
Tepetate Formation Paleogene
Tinu Formation Ordovician, Cambrian
Tirabuzon Formation Neogene
Tlayúa Formation Cretaceous
Tortugas Formation Neogene
Tuxpan Formation Neogene
Tuzancoa Formation Permian
Upper Becerra Formation Mexico
Venada Formation Carboniferous
Vicente Guerrero Formation Carboniferous
Wilcox Group/Indio Formation Paleogene
Ysidro Formation Neogene
Yucunama Formation Cretaceous
Zapotitlan Formation Cretaceous
Zorrillo Formation Jurassic
Zuluzum Formation Neogene

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