Mazantic Shale

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Mazantic Shale
Stratigraphic range: Miocene,
Aquitanian
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Type Formation
Underlies Balumtum Sandstone
Overlies La Quinta Formation
Thickness310 m
Lithology
Primary Shale
Location
Country Mexico

The Mazantic Shale is a geologic formation in Chiapas, Mexico. [1] It was deposited during the Early Miocene (Aquitanian). The formation comprises dark gray shales that were deposited in a marine environment. It preserves fossils, such as the turtle Allaeochelys liliae . Amber has been recovered from it. [2]

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References

  1. ↑ Various Contributors to the Paleobiology Database. "Fossilworks: Gateway to the Paleobiology Database" . Retrieved 17 December 2021.
  2. ↑ Gerardo Carbot-Chanona; Gustavo Rivera-Velázquez; Eduardo Jiménez-Hidalgo; Víctor Hugo Reynoso (2020). "The first Pan- Carettochelys turtle in the Neogene of the American continent and its paleobiogeographical relevance". Journal of South American Earth Sciences. 104: Article 102925. Bibcode:2020JSAES.10402925C. doi:10.1016/j.jsames.2020.102925. S2CID   224976641.


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