Pimienta Formation

Pimienta Formation
Stratigraphic range:
TypeFormation
UnderliesLower Tamaulipas Formation
OverliesTaman Formation
ThicknessOver 50 metres
Lithology
PrimaryLimestone, Bentonite, Breccia
Location
CountryMexico

The Pimienta Formation is a geologic formation in Mexico. It preserves fossils dating back to the Tithonian-Berriasian. The formation is considered laterally equivalent to the La Casita Formation. The Metriorhynchid Cricosaurus vignaudi is known from the formation.

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