Lechería Limestone Explained

Lechería Limestone
Type:Formation
Age:Ypresian (Wasatchian-Bridgerian)
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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]

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  1. http://www.fossilworks.org/cgi-bin/bridge.pl?a=collectionSearch&collection_no=85738 Soyalo road section