La Joya Formation

La Joya Formation
Stratigraphic range: Mid-Late Jurassic
~181–163 Ma
TypeGeologic formation
UnderliesIndidura Formation
OverliesLa Boca Formation,
Huizachal Formation
Lithology
PrimaryMarine sediments
Location
RegionSierra Madre Oriental,
Tamaulipas
CountryMexico

The La Joya Formation is a Jurassic period geologic formation in north central Mexico. It is located in the Sierra Madre Oriental range, in southwestern Tamaulipas state.

It preserves fossils dating back to the Jurassic period.

See also

References

  1. 1 2 Mesozoic Sedimentary and Tectonic History of North-central Mexico, Issue 340; pg 221; edited by Claudio Bartolini, James Lee Wilson, Timothy Frost Lawton.
  2. ↑ "Petrology of the Middle Jurassic La Joya Formation, Sierra Madre Oriental, Southwestern Tamaulipas, Mexico"; Allen, Woods Wilkinson; 1976 Master's thesis, Texas A&M University
  3. ↑ "Stratigraphy and petrology of the Middle Jurassic La Joya Formation, Miquihuana, Aramberri-Mezquital, and Real de Catorce areas, Mexico"; by Joel Joseph Lazzeri; University of New Orleans, 1979
  4. ↑ Various Contributors to the Paleobiology Database. "Fossilworks: Gateway to the Paleobiology Database". Archived from the original on 25 March 2022. Retrieved 17 December 2021.