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Ixtaltepec Formation

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Ixtaltepec Formation
Stratigraphic range: Pennsylvanian
TypeFormation
Location
RegionOaxaca
Country Mexico

The Ixtaltepec Formation is a geologic formation in Oaxaca state, southwestern Mexico.

It preserves fossils dating back to the Pennsylvanian epoch of the Carboniferous period.[1]

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References

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  1. ^ Torres-Martínez, M.A.; Sour-Tovar, F. (2016). "Braquiópodos discínidos (Lingulida, Discinoidea) de la Formación Ixtaltepec, Carbonífero del área de Santiago Ixtaltepec, Oaxaca". Boletín de la Sociedad Geológica Mexicana. 68 (2): 313–321. doi:10.18268/BSGM2016v68n2a9.