Cúpido Formation Explained

Cúpido Formation
Type:Formation
Period:Cretaceous
Prilithology:Limestone
Otherlithology:Evaporites, solution breccias
Country:Mexico
Underlies:La Peña Formation
Overlies:Taraises Formation
Thickness:Approximately 600 metres

The Cúpido Formation is a geologic formation in Mexico. It preserves fossils dating back to the Cretaceous period.[1]

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  1. Torres de la Cruz. Felipe de Jesús. Chacón-Baca. Elizabeth. Chávez-Cabello. Gabriel. Hernández-Ocaña. María Isabel. 2020-03-31. Revisiting the Cupidito unit (Cupido Formation) along peritidal carbonates from northeastern Mexico. Revista Mexicana de Ciencias Geológicas. 37. 1. 9–25. 10.22201/cgeo.20072902e.2020.1.1095. 2007-2902. free.