Aurora Limestone
Geologic formation in Mexico
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The Aurora Limestone is a geologic formation in Mexico. It preserves fossils dating back to the Cretaceous period.
| Aurora Limestone | |
|---|---|
| Stratigraphic range: Early Cretaceous | |
| Type | Formation |
| Unit of | Chihuahuan Basin |
| Underlies | Cuchillo Formation |
| Overlies | Benavides Formation |
| Thickness | 128 - 1500 m. |
| Lithology | |
| Primary | Limestone |
| Other | Shale |
| Location | |
| Region | South North America |
| Country | Mexico |
| Type section | |
| Named for | Aurora Mine |
| Named by | R.H. Burrows[1] |
Vertebrate paleofauna
- Hadrosauridae indet.[2]
