Tirabuzon Formation
| Tirabuzon Formation Stratigraphic range: Pliocene | |
|---|---|
| Type | Formation |
| Lithology | |
| Primary | Siltstone, mudstone |
| Other | Sandstone |
| Location | |
| Region | Baja California |
| Country | Mexico |
The Tirabuzon Formation is a geologic formation in Mexico. It preserves fossils dating back to the Neogene period, Pliocene epoch.
Fossil content
The following fossils have been reported:
- Mammals[1]
- Sharks[2]
- Carcharhinus brachylurus
- Carcharhinus galapagensis
- Carcharhinus albimarginatus
- Carcharhinus velox
- Carcharhinus limbatus
- Carcharhinus altimus
- Carcharhinus falciformis
- Carcharhinus obscurus
- Carcharhinus leucas
- Carcharodon carcharias
- Carcharodon sulcidens
- Galeocerdo rosaliaensis
- Hemipristis serra
- Hexanchus griseus
- Isurus benedeni
- Isurus oxyrinchus
- Megalodon
- Odontaspis acutissima
- Prionace glauca
- Rhizoprionodon longurio
- Sphyrna vespertina
- Sphyrna mokarran
- Sphyrna zygaena
- Sphyrna lewini
- Sphyrna media
- Cetorhinus sp.
- Heterodontus sp.
- Notorhynchus sp.
- Squalus sp.
- Bivalves[3]
- Argopecten ventricosus
- Argopecten cf. callidus
- Argopecten mendenhalli
- Chagrepecten dallasi
- Chlamys corteziana
- Chlamys opuntia
- Euvola vogdesi
- Flabellipecten stearnsii
- Flabellipecten refugioensis
- Leopecten bakeri
- Leptopecten latiauratus
- Nodipecten subnodosus
- Patinopecten santarosaliensis
- Patinopecten sp.
See also
References
- ↑ Santa Rosalia at Fossilworks.org
- ↑ Corkscrew Hill at Fossilworks.org
- ↑ Loc.81/1198 at Fossilworks.org
External links
- Various Contributors to the Paleobiology Database. "Fossilworks: Gateway to the Paleobiology Database". Archived from the original on 31 July 2014. Retrieved 8 July 2014.
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