Balumtun Sandstone

Balumtun Sandstone Stratigraphic range: Aquitanian ~23–22.5 Ma PreЄ Є O S D C P T J K Pg N ↓
Type	Formation
Unit of	Río Concepción Group
Lithology
Primary	Sandstone
Other	Conglomerate
Location
Coordinates	17°06′N 92°42′W / 17.1°N 92.7°W / 17.1; -92.7Coordinates: 17°06′N 92°42′W / 17.1°N 92.7°W / 17.1; -92.7
Approximate paleocoordinates	17°42′N 89°00′W / 17.7°N 89.0°W / 17.7; -89.0
Region	Chiapas
Country	Mexico
Type section
Named for	Balumtun

The Balumtun Sandstone is a geologic formation in Chiapas, Mexico. The sandstones and conglomerates preserve fossils dating back to the Early Miocene period.

See also

• List of fossiliferous stratigraphic units in Mexico
• Mexican amber

References

• Various Contributors to the Paleobiology Database. "Fossilworks: Gateway to the Paleobiology Database". Retrieved 8 July 2014.

Further reading

• M. d. C. Perrilliat, F. J. Vega, and M. A. Coutiño. 2010. Miocene mollusks from the Simojovel area in Chiapas, southwestern Mexico. Journal of South American Earth Sciences 30:111-119
• S. D. Webb, B. L. Beatty, and G. Poinar, Jr. 2003. New evidence of Miocene Protoceratidae including a new species from Chiapas, Mexico. Bulletin of the American Museum of Natural History 279:348-367