Taman Formation

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Taman Formation
Stratigraphic range: Kimmeridgian
Type Formation
Underlies Pimienta Formation
Overlies Zuloaga Formation
ThicknessOver 150 metres
Lithology
Primary Limestone, shale
Location
Country Mexico

The Taman Formation is a geologic formation in Mexico. It preserves fossils dating back to the Jurassic period. It was deposited in a "oxic to anoxic (or anoxic-hypersaline), shallow marine environment" [1] The lithology predominantly consists of limestone and shale. [2]

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  1. ↑ Vega-Ortiz, Carlos; Beti, Dhrupad R.; Setoyama, Eiichi; McLennan, John D.; Ring, Terry A.; Levey, Raymond; Martínez-Romero, Néstor (June 2020). "Source rock evaluation in the central-western flank of the Tampico Misantla Basin, Mexico" . Journal of South American Earth Sciences. 100: 102552. Bibcode:2020JSAES.10002552V. doi:10.1016/j.jsames.2020.102552. S2CID   216161181.
  2. ↑ Yang, Qun; Pessagno, Emile A. (1989). "Upper Tithonian Vallupinae (Radiolaria) from the Taman Formation, East-Central Mexico" . Micropaleontology. 35 (2): 114. Bibcode:1989MiPal..35..114Y. doi:10.2307/1485463. JSTOR   1485463.


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