Tlayúa Formation

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Tlayúa Formation
Stratigraphic range: Albian
Type Geological formation
Sub-unitsLower, Middle and Upper Members
Underlies Unconformity with Eocene-Oligocene Pie de Vaca Formation
Overlies Orizaba Formation
ThicknessLower: 50 m Middle: 35 m Upper: 40 m
Lithology
Primary Limestone
Other Mudstone
Location
Coordinates 19°06′N98°12′W / 19.1°N 98.2°W / 19.1; -98.2 Coordinates: 19°06′N98°12′W / 19.1°N 98.2°W / 19.1; -98.2
Approximate paleocoordinates 17°06′N61°36′W / 17.1°N 61.6°W / 17.1; -61.6
Region Puebla
CountryFlag of Mexico.svg  Mexico
Type section
Named forTlayúa Quarry
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Tlayúa Formation (Mexico)

The Tlayúa Formation is an Early Cretaceous (late Albian) geological formation near Tepexi de Rodríguez, Puebla. [1]

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Paleobiota

The formation contains a diverse array of vertebrate and invertebrate fossils. About 70% of the macrofossils are osteichthyan fish. [2] Other vertebrates include chelonians, pterosaurs, lepidosaurs, and crocodiles. [3] Cyanobacteria, foraminifera, algae, gymnosperms, sponges, cnidarians, annelids, gastropods, ammonites, bivalves, arachnids, insects, isopods, anomurans, brachyurans, crinoids, echinoids, holothuroids, stelleroids, and ophiuroids, have also been recovered from the Tlayúa Formation. [3]

Lepidosaurs

GenusSpeciesAbundanceNotes
Huehuecuetzpalli H. mixtecusA primitive lizard
Pamizinsaurus P. tlayuaensisAn osteoderm-covered sphenodontian
Ankylosphenodon [4] A. pachyostosusAn aquatic sphenodontian
Tepexisaurus [5] T. tepexiiA basal scincomorph
Other fossils

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References

  1. Applegate, S. (1988). "A new genus and species of a holostean belonging to the family Ophiopsidae, Teoichthys kallistos, from the Cretaceous, near Tepexi de Rodriguez, Puebla" (PDF). Revista Mexicana de Ciencias Geológicas. 7 (2): 200–205.
  2. Alvarado-Ortega J, González-Rodríguez KA, Blaco-Piñón A, Espinosa-Arrubarrena L, Ovalles-Damián E (2006). "Mesozoic Osteichthyans of Mexico". In Vega, FJ, TG Nyborg, MC Perrilliat, M. Montellano-Ballesteros, SRS Cevallos-Ferriz. (eds.). Studies on Mexican Paleontology, Topics on Geobiology 24. Dordrecht, Netherlands: Springer Verlag. pp. 169–207. ISBN   1402039859.
  3. 1 2 Vega FJ, Bruce NL, Serrano L, Bishop GA, Perrilliat MD (2005). "A review of the Lower Cretaceous (Tlayúa Formation: Albian) Crustacea from Tepexi de Rodríguez, Puebla, Central Mexico" (PDF). Bulletin of the Mizunami Fossil Museum (32): 25–30. Archived from the original (PDF) on 2011-06-12.
  4. Reynoso, V. H. (2000). "An Unusual Aquatic Sphenodontian (Reptilia: Diapsida) from the Tlayua Formation (Albian), Central Mexico". Journal of Paleontology. 74 (1): 133–148. doi:10.1017/S0022336000031310. JSTOR   1306891.
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