Lechería Limestone
Geological formation in Chiapas, Mexico
From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
The Lechería Limestone is a geologic formation in Chiapas, Mexico. The shallow reefal biomicrite and mud-supported oolitic and pelletoidal biosparite limestones preserve fossils dating back to the Paleogene period.[1]
| Lechería Limestone | |
|---|---|
| Stratigraphic range: Ypresian (Wasatchian-Bridgerian) ~ | |
| Type | Formation |
| Unit of | Río Sabina Group |
| Lithology | |
| Primary | Limestone |
| Location | |
| Coordinates | 16.9°N 92.9°W |
| Approximate paleocoordinates | 19.8°N 81.0°W |
| Region | Chiapas |
| Country | Mexico |
| Type section | |
| Named for | Lechería River |
  Lechería Limestone (Mexico) | |