The Agua Nueva Formation is a geologic formation in Mexico. It preserves fossils dating back to the upper part of the Cenomanian stage of the Cretaceous period. It consists "predominantly of alternating fossiliferous, organic matter-rich, laminated, dark gray limestone and non-laminated, organic matter-poor limestone in decimeter-thick beds (10 to 30 cm) with occasional centimetric beds (5 cm) of brown shale that show no apparent internal structures."[1] The formation is noted for its qualities as a Konservat-Lagerstätte, with notable finds including the plesiosaur Mauriciosaurus, the mosasaur Yaguarasaurus and sharks Ptychodus and Aquilolamna.
| Agua Nueva Formation | |
|---|---|
| Stratigraphic range: Late | |
| Type | Formation |
| Lithology | |
| Primary | Limestone |
| Other | Shale. bentonite, chert |
| Location | |
| Country | Mexico |
| Extent | San Luis Potosí |
Fossil content
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References
edit- ^ Blanco, Alberto; Ángeles-Trigueros, Susana Abigail; Hernández-Ávila, Juan; Silva-Martínez, Luis E.; Zavala-Díaz de la Serna, Francisco Javier; Ambrocio-Cruz, Silvia Patricia; Castañeda-Posadas, Carlos; Blanco, Alberto; Ángeles-Trigueros, Susana Abigail; Hernández-Ávila, Juan; Silva-Martínez, Luis E. (2016). "Microscopic biomorphic structures in Upper Cretaceous marine sedimentary pyrite". Revista Mexicana de Ciencias Geológicas. 33 (3): 378–386. ISSN 1026-8774.
External links
edit- "Fossilworks: Gateway to the Paleobiology Database". Retrieved 17 December 2021.
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