Tlayúa Formation

The Tlayúa Formation is an Early Cretaceous (late Albian) geological formation near Tepexi de Rodríguez, Puebla.[1]

Tlayúa Formation
Stratigraphic range:
TypeGeological formation
Sub-unitsLower, Middle and Upper Members
UnderliesUnconformity with Eocene-Oligocene Pie de Vaca Formation
OverliesOrizaba Formation
ThicknessLower: 50 m Middle: 35 m Upper: 40 m
Lithology
PrimaryLimestone
OtherMudstone
Location
Coordinates19.1°N 98.2°W / 19.1; -98.2
Approximate paleocoordinates17.1°N 61.6°W / 17.1; -61.6
RegionPuebla
Country Mexico
Type section
Named forTlayúa Quarry
Tlayúa Formation is located in Mexico
Tlayúa Formation
Tlayúa Formation (Mexico)

Paleobiota

The formation contains a diverse array of vertebrate and invertebrate fossils. About 70% of the macrofossils are osteichthyan fish.[2] Other vertebrates include chelonians, pterosaurs, lepidosaurs, and crocodiles.[3] Cyanobacteria, foraminifera, algae, gymnosperms, sponges, cnidarians, annelids, gastropods, ammonites, bivalves, arachnids, insects, isopods, anomurans, brachyurans, crinoids, echinoids, holothuroids, stelleroids, and ophiuroids, have also been recovered from the Tlayúa Formation.[3]

Lepidosaurs

GenusSpeciesAbundanceNotes
Huehuecuetzpalli H. mixtecus A primitive lizard
Pamizinsaurus P. tlayuaensis An osteoderm-covered sphenodontian
Ankylosphenodon[4] A. pachyostosus An aquatic sphenodontian
Tepexisaurus[5] T. tepexii A basal scincomorph
Other fossils

References

  1. Applegate, S. (1988). "A new genus and species of a holostean belonging to the family Ophiopsidae, Teoichthys kallistos, from the Cretaceous, near Tepexi de Rodriguez, Puebla" (PDF). Revista Mexicana de Ciencias Geológicas. 7 (2): 200–205.
  2. Alvarado-Ortega J, González-Rodríguez KA, Blaco-Piñón A, Espinosa-Arrubarrena L, Ovalles-Damián E (2006). "Mesozoic Osteichthyans of Mexico". In Vega, FJ, TG Nyborg, MC Perrilliat, M. Montellano-Ballesteros, SRS Cevallos-Ferriz. (eds.). Studies on Mexican Paleontology, Topics on Geobiology 24. Dordrecht, Netherlands: Springer Verlag. pp. 169–207. ISBN 1402039859.
  3. Vega FJ, Bruce NL, Serrano L, Bishop GA, Perrilliat MD (2005). "A review of the Lower Cretaceous (Tlayúa Formation: Albian) Crustacea from Tepexi de Rodríguez, Puebla, Central Mexico" (PDF). Bulletin of the Mizunami Fossil Museum (32): 25–30. Archived from the original (PDF) on 2011-06-12.
  4. Reynoso, V. H. (2000). "An Unusual Aquatic Sphenodontian (Reptilia: Diapsida) from the Tlayua Formation (Albian), Central Mexico". Journal of Paleontology. 74 (1): 133–148. doi:10.1017/S0022336000031310. JSTOR 1306891.
  5. Vega, Francisco J.; Nyborg, Torrey G.; María del Carmen Perrilliat; Marisol Montellano-Ballesteros; Sergio R.S Cevallos-Ferriz; Sara A. Quiroz-Barroso (2006). "Research on Fossil Amphibians and Reptiles". In Landman, Neil H. (ed.). Studies on Mexican Paleontology. Vol. 24. Douglas S. Jones. Dordrecht, Netherlands: Springer. p. 214. ISBN 1-4020-3882-8. Retrieved 31 May 2011.

Further reading

  • L. Martin-Medrano and P. Garcia-Barrera. 2006. Fossil Ophiuroids of Mexico. In F. J. Vega, T. G. Nybor, M. D. C. Perrillat, M. Montellano-Ballesteros, S. R. S. Cevallos-Ferriz, S. A. Quiroz-Barroso (eds.), Topics in Geobiology 24:115-131
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