Boca Roja Formation

Boca Roja Formation
Stratigraphic range: Cretaceous
TypeFormation
Location
RegionTamaulipas
CountryMexico

The Boca Roja Formation is a geologic formation located at Huizachal Canyon in Tamaulipas, northeastern Mexico.[1] The formation preserves fossils that were found in rocks dating back to the Cretaceous period. Another dinosaur-bearing formations is the Late Campanian El Gallo Formation.[1] The Boca Roja Formation contains the oldest dinosaur remains found in Mexico.[1]

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References

  1. ^ a b c Studies on Mexican Paleontology. Springer. November 23, 2010. p. 235. ISBN 9048169887.


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