The Ixcoy Formation is a geologic formation in Guatemala. It preserves fossils dating back to the Cretaceous period.[1] The upper part of the Ixcoy Formation is laterally equivalent with the Campur Formation of the Petén Basin in northern Guatemala.[2]
Ixcoy Formation | |
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Stratigraphic range: Aptian-Maastrichtian | |
Type | Formation |
Lithology | |
Primary | Limestone |
Location | |
Coordinates | 15°48′N 91°18′W / 15.8°N 91.3°W |
Approximate paleocoordinates | 24°36′N 80°48′W / 24.6°N 80.8°W |
Region | Huehuetenango Department |
Country | ![]() |
Extent | Guatemalan Highlands |
Type section | |
Named for | San Juan Ixcoy |
Fossil content
editThe following fossils have been uncovered from the formation:[3][4][5][6]
See also
editReferences
edit- ^ Ixcoy Formation at Fossilworks.org
- ^ Machorro Sagastume, 2005, p.9
- ^ San Ramon at Fossilworks.org
- ^ San Ramon-Barillas at Fossilworks.org
- ^ Capzin at Fossilworks.org
- ^ San Mateo Ixtatan-Soloma at Fossilworks.org
Bibliography
edit- Machorro Sagastume, Rudy (2005), Evaluación hidrogeológica de Alta Verapaz (PDF), Universidad de San Carlos de Guatemala, pp. 1–77, retrieved 2019-02-05
- Scott, R.W. (1995), "Cretaceous rudists of Guatemala" (PDF), Revista Mexicana de Ciencias Geológicas, 12: 294–306, retrieved 2019-02-05