Laredo Formation

Laredo Formation
Stratigraphic range: Lutetian (Uintan)
~48–42 Ma
TypeFormation
Unit ofClaiborne Group
Lithology
PrimarySandstone
OtherShale, limestone
Location
Coordinates26°24′N 99°12′W / 26.4°N 99.2°W / 26.4; -99.2
Approximate paleocoordinates28°24′N 89°36′W / 28.4°N 89.6°W / 28.4; -89.6
RegionTexas
Nuevo León, Tamaulipas
Country United States
 Mexico
Laredo Formation (Mexico)

The Laredo Formation is a geologic formation and Lagerstätte in Texas, United States, and Nuevo León and Tamaulipas, Mexico. It preserves fossils dating back to the Lutetian stage of the Eocene period. Among many other fossils, the formation has provided invertebrates, vertebrates, leaves, pollen and spores and fossil wood of the brackish water palm Nypa sp.

See also

References

  1. ^ a b Garten & Gee, in Reitner et al., 2013, p.57
  2. ^ Laredo Formation at Fossilworks.org

Bibliography

  • Reitner, Joachim; Qun, Yang; Yongdong, Wang; Reich, Mike (2013), Palaeobiology and Geobiology of Fossil Lagerstätten through Earth History (PDF), Universitätsverlag Göttingen, pp. 1–218, ISBN 978-3-86395-135-1, retrieved 2020-09-15


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