Lechería Limestone | |
Type: | Formation |
Age: | Ypresian (Wasatchian-Bridgerian) ~ |
Period: | Ypresian |
Prilithology: | Limestone |
Namedfor: | Lechería River |
Region: | Chiapas |
Coordinates: | 16.9°N -92.9°W |
Paleocoordinates: | 19.8°N -81°W |
Unitof: | Río Sabina Group |
The Lechería Limestone is a geologic formation in Chiapas, Mexico. The shallow reefal biomicrite and mud-supported oolitic and pelletoidal biosparite limestones preserve fossils dating back to the Paleogene period.[1]