Tlayúa Formation
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The Tlayúa Formation is an Early Cretaceous (late Albian) geological formation near Tepexi de Rodríguez, Puebla.[1]
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Tlayúa Formation | |
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Stratigraphic range: Albian | |
Type | Geological formation |
Sub-units | Lower, Middle and Upper Members |
Underlies | Unconformity with Eocene-Oligocene Pie de Vaca Formation |
Overlies | Orizaba Formation |
Thickness | Lower: 50 m Middle: 35 m Upper: 40 m |
Lithology | |
Primary | Limestone |
Other | Mudstone |
Location | |
Coordinates | 19.1°N 98.2°W / 19.1; -98.2 |
Approximate paleocoordinates | 17.1°N 61.6°W / 17.1; -61.6 |
Region | Puebla |
Country | Mexico |
Type section | |
Named for | Tlayúa Quarry |
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