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Mexcala Formation, the Glossary

The Mexcala Formation is a Late Cretaceous (late Turonian to late Maastrichtian) geologic formation in Guerrero state, southern Mexico.^[1]

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20 relations: Barroisiceras, Coilopoceras, Forresteria, Fossilworks, Geological formation, Guerrero, Hadrosauridae, Late Cretaceous, Limestone, List of fossiliferous stratigraphic units in Mexico, Lists of dinosaur-bearing stratigraphic units, Maastrichtian, Marl, Mexico, Ornithopoda, Peroniceras, Sandstone, Sauropoda, Shale, Turonian.
Coniacian Stage
Natural history of Guerrero
Paleontology in Mexico

Barroisiceras

Barroisiceras is an acanthoceratacean ammonite from the Upper Cretaceous, Coniacian, included in the family Collignoniceratidae.

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Coilopoceras is a compressed, involute, lenticular ammonitid from the Cretaceous (Albian to Turonian), at Fossilworks.org with a narrow venter and raggedy ammonitic suture; type of the Coilopoceratidae, a family in the Acanthoceratoidea of the suborder Ammonitina. Mexcala Formation and Coilopoceras are Cretaceous Mexico.

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Forresteria

Forresteria is an extinct genus of cephalopod belonging to the subclass Ammonoidea.

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Fossilworks

Fossilworks is a portal which provides query, download, and analysis tools to facilitate access to the Paleobiology Database, a large relational database assembled by hundreds of paleontologists from around the world.

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Geological formation

A geological formation, or simply formation, is a body of rock having a consistent set of physical characteristics (lithology) that distinguishes it from adjacent bodies of rock, and which occupies a particular position in the layers of rock exposed in a geographical region (the stratigraphic column).

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Guerrero

Guerrero, officially the Free and Sovereign State of Guerrero (Estado Libre y Soberano de Guerrero), is one of the 32 states that comprise the 32 Federal Entities of Mexico.

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Hadrosauridae

Hadrosaurids, or duck-billed dinosaurs, are members of the ornithischian family Hadrosauridae.

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Late Cretaceous

The Late Cretaceous (100.5–66 Ma) is the younger of two epochs into which the Cretaceous Period is divided in the geologic time scale.

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Limestone

Limestone (calcium carbonate) is a type of carbonate sedimentary rock which is the main source of the material lime.

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List of fossiliferous stratigraphic units in Mexico

This is a list of stratigraphic units (groups, formations and members), containing fossils and pertaining to the North American country of Mexico. Mexcala Formation and list of fossiliferous stratigraphic units in Mexico are geologic formations of Mexico and paleontology in Mexico.

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Lists of dinosaur-bearing stratigraphic units

This list of dinosaur-bearing rock formations is a list of geologic formations in which dinosaur fossils have been documented.

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Maastrichtian

The Maastrichtian is, in the International Commission on Stratigraphy (ICS) geologic timescale, the latest age (uppermost stage) of the Late Cretaceous Epoch or Upper Cretaceous Series, the Cretaceous Period or System, and of the Mesozoic Era or Erathem.

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Marl

Marl is an earthy material rich in carbonate minerals, clays, and silt.

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Mexico

Mexico, officially the United Mexican States, is a country in the southern portion of North America.

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Ornithopoda

Ornithopoda is a clade of ornithischian dinosaurs, called ornithopods.

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Peroniceras

Peroniceras is an ammonite (an extinct group of marine mollusc) belonging to the Ammonitida family Collignoniceratidae. Mexcala Formation and Peroniceras are Cretaceous Mexico.

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Sandstone

Sandstone is a clastic sedimentary rock composed mainly of sand-sized (0.0625 to 2 mm) silicate grains, cemented together by another mineral.

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Sauropoda

Sauropoda, whose members are known as sauropods (from sauro- + -pod, 'lizard-footed'), is a clade of saurischian ('lizard-hipped') dinosaurs.

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Shale

Shale is a fine-grained, clastic sedimentary rock formed from mud that is a mix of flakes of clay minerals (hydrous aluminium phyllosilicates, e.g. kaolin, Al2Si2O5(OH)4) and tiny fragments (silt-sized particles) of other minerals, especially quartz and calcite.

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Turonian

The Turonian is, in the ICS' geologic timescale, the second age in the Late Cretaceous Epoch, or a stage in the Upper Cretaceous Series.

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References

[1] https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mexcala_Formation