Laredo Formation
| Laredo Formation | |
|---|---|
| Stratigraphic range: Lutetian (Uintan) ~48–42 Ma PreꞒ Ꞓ O S D C P T J K Pg N | |
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| Type | Formation |
| Unit of | Claiborne Group |
| Lithology | |
| Primary | Sandstone |
| Other | Shale, limestone |
| Location | |
| Coordinates |   Laredo Formation (Mexico) |
The Laredo Formation is a geologic formation and Lagerstätte[1] in Texas, United States, and Nuevo León and Tamaulipas, Mexico. It preserves fossils dating back to the Lutetian stage of the Eocene period.[2] Among many other fossils, the formation has provided invertebrates, vertebrates, leaves, pollen and spores and fossil wood of the brackish water palm Nypa sp.[1]
See also
- List of fossiliferous stratigraphic units in Mexico
- List of fossiliferous stratigraphic units in Texas
- Paleontology in Texas
References
- ^ a b Garten & Gee, in Reitner et al., 2013, p.57
- ^ Laredo Formation at Fossilworks.org
Bibliography
- ISBN 978-3-86395-135-1
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