Atotonilco El Grande Formation

Atotonilco El Grande Formation
Stratigraphic range: Pliocene
TypeGeological formation
Location
Country Mexico

The Atotonilco El Grande Formation is a geologic formation in Mexico. It preserves fossils dating back to the Neogene period.

Fossil content

Mammals

Mammals reported from the Atotonilco El Grande Formation
Genus Species Presence Material Notes Images
Capreolus C. constantini Santa María Amajac.[1] A deer.

Fish

Fish reported from the Atotonilco El Grande Formation
Genus Species Presence Material Notes Images
Paleocharacodon P. guzmanae Sanctórum-JAO site.[2] Several specimens.[2] A splitfin.

Plants

Plants reported from the Atotonilco El Grande Formation
Genus Species Presence Material Notes Images
Equisetum [3] Closely related to Equisetum myriochaetum.

See also

References

  1. ^ Jiménez-Hidalgo, Eduardo; Bravo-Cuevas, Victor (2014). "A roe deer (Mammalia, Cervidae) in the Pliocene of Hidalgo, central Mexico". Acta Palaeontologica Polonica. doi:10.4202/app.00044.2013. ISSN 0567-7920.
  2. ^ a b Caballero-Viñas, Carmen; Alvarado-Ortega, Jesús; Severiano, Kleyton Magno Cantalice (2023-08-08). "A Pliocene goodeid fish of the Paleolake Amajac, Sanctórum, Hidalgo, Mexico". Palaeontologia Electronica. 26 (2): 1–39. doi:10.26879/1259. ISSN 1094-8074.
  3. ^ Silva-Pineda, A.; Velasco-de Leon, M. P.; Aguilar, F. J.; Chacon, E. (2009-03-01). "An Upper Pliocene Equisetum (Equisetales) from the Atotonilco El Grande Formation in Central Mexico". Paleontological Journal. 43 (2): 216–225. doi:10.1134/S0031030109020142. ISSN 1555-6174.


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