Clemente Formation
| Clemente Formation | |
|---|---|
| Stratigraphic range: Ediacaran | |
| Type | Formation |
| Underlies | Pitiquito Quartzite[1] |
| Overlies | Caborca Formation[1] |
| Location | |
| Country | Mexico |
The Clemente Formation is a geologic formation in Mexico. It preserves fossils dating back to the Ediacaran period.
Paleobiota
[edit]Apart from the usual Ediacaran animals,the formation also includes 3 mollusks :Korifogrammia ,Zirabagtaria, Clementechiton and the trilobite -like Palankiras.[2]
See also
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References
[edit]- ^ a b John H. Stewart; M.A.S. McMenamin; J. M. Morales-Ramirez (1984). "Upper Proterozoic and Cambrian rocks in the Caborca region, Sonora, Mexico; physical stratigraphy, biostratigraphy, paleocurrent studies, and regional relations" (PDF). Geological Survey Professional Paper: 9. doi:10.3133/PP1309. ISSN 0096-0446. Wikidata Q61047369. Retrieved 22 April 2020.
- ^ McMenamin, Mark A. S. (2018). Deep Time Analysis: A Coherent View of the History of Life. Springer. ISBN 978-3319742557.
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