The Aurora Limestone is a geologic formation in Mexico. It preserves fossils dating back to the Cretaceous period.

Aurora Limestone
Stratigraphic range: Albian Early Cretaceous
TypeFormation
Unit ofChihuahuan Basin
UnderliesCuchillo Formation
OverliesBenavides Formation
Thickness128 - 1500 m.
Lithology
PrimaryLimestone
OtherShale
Location
RegionSouth North America
CountryMexico
Type section
Named forAurora Mine
Named byR.H. Burrows[1]

Vertebrate paleofauna

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Invertebrate paleofauna

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References

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  1. ^ Burrows, R.H., 1910. Geology of Northern Mexico Geological Society of American Bulletin, 7(1), 85–103. https://doi.org/10.18268/BSGM1910v7n1a12
  2. ^ Ramírez Velasco, A. A. (2021). THE MEXICAN HADROSAURS (ORNITHOPODA, HADROSAUROIDEA): A CRITIC REVISION. Revista Latinoamericana De Herpetología, 4(1), 105–147. https://doi.org/10.22201/fc.25942158e.2021.1.240
  3. ^ a b c d e f PEMEX, 1988a, Estratigrafía de la República Mexicana: Mesozoico, Subdirección de Producción Primaria, Coordinación Ejecutiva de Exploración, pp. 229.
  4. ^ a b Humphrey, W. E. and Diaz, G. T., 1956, Jurassic and lower Cretaceous stratigraphy and tectonics of northeast Mexico. Informe geológico NE-M-799.
  5. ^ a b c Montañez-C. A., Ramírez-G. J.G., Escalante-M. J. C., Luévano A., López-L. M., 2000 Carta Geológico-Minera Concepción del Oro, G14-10, Escala 1:250,000, Estados de Coahuila y Nuevo León, Informe técnico.

See also

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  • Various Contributors to the Paleobiology Database. "Fossilworks: Gateway to the Paleobiology Database". Retrieved 17 December 2021.