Taman Formation Explained

Taman Formation
Type:	Formation
Period:	Kimmeridgian
Prilithology:	Limestone, shale
Country:	Mexico
Underlies:	Pimienta Formation
Overlies:	Zuloaga Formation
Thickness:	Over 150 metres

The Taman Formation is a geologic formation in Mexico. It preserves fossils dating back to the Jurassic period. It was deposited in a "oxic to anoxic (or anoxic-hypersaline), shallow marine environment"^[1] The lithology predominantly consists of limestone and shale.^[2]

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.

Notes and References

1. Vega-Ortiz. Carlos. Beti. Dhrupad R.. Setoyama. Eiichi. McLennan. John D.. Ring. Terry A.. Levey. Raymond. Martínez-Romero. Néstor. June 2020. Source rock evaluation in the central-western flank of the Tampico Misantla Basin, Mexico. Journal of South American Earth Sciences. en. 100. 102552. 10.1016/j.jsames.2020.102552. 2020JSAES.10002552V . 216161181 .
2. Yang. Qun. Pessagno. Emile A.. 1989. Upper Tithonian Vallupinae (Radiolaria) from the Taman Formation, East-Central Mexico. Micropaleontology. 35. 2. 114. 10.2307/1485463. 1485463. 1989MiPal..35..114Y .