Ixtaltepec Formation Explained

Ixtaltepec Formation
Type:	Formation
Period:	Pennsylvanian
Age:	Pennsylvanian
Region:	Oaxaca

The Ixtaltepec Formation is a geologic formation in Oaxaca state, southwestern Mexico.

It preserves fossils dating back to the Pennsylvanian epoch of the Carboniferous period.^[1]

See also

• List of fossiliferous stratigraphic units in Mexico

References

• Web site: Fossilworks: Gateway to the Paleobiology Database. ((Various Contributors to the Paleobiology Database)). 17 December 2021.
• Hernández-Ocaña . María Isabel . Quiroz-Barroso . Sara A. . Implicaciones ambientales de las trazas fósiles de la Formación Ixtaltepec, Carbonífero de Oaxaca, México . Boletín de la Sociedad Geológica Mexicana . 2018 . 70 . 2 . 325–350 . 10.18268/BSGM2018v70n2a4 . free .

Notes and References

1. Torres-Martínez, M.A.. Sour-Tovar, F.. 2016. Braquiópodos discínidos (Lingulida, Discinoidea) de la Formación Ixtaltepec, Carbonífero del área de Santiago Ixtaltepec, Oaxaca. Boletín de la Sociedad Geológica Mexicana. 68. 2. 313–321. 10.18268/BSGM2016v68n2a9. free.