Indio Formation Explained

Indio Formation
Type:Formation
Age:Ypresian (Wasatchian-Bridgerian)
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Period:Ypresian
Prilithology:Sandstone, shale
Otherlithology:Conglomerate, claystone
Region:Nuevo León and Tamaulipas
Unitof:Wilcox Group

The Indio Formation is a geologic formation of the Wilcox Group in Mexico. The sandstones, shales, conglomerates and claystones preserve fossils dating back to the Ypresian age (Wasatchian to Bridgerian in the NALMA classification) of the Eocene epoch of the Paleogene period.[1]

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Notes and References

  1. http://www.fossilworks.org/cgi-bin/bridge.pl?action=displayStrata&geological_group=Wilcox&formation=Indio&group_formation_member=Indio Indio Formation