Mollusk gastropods in a Lower Cretaceous rudist-bearing formation of Jalisco, west central Mexico

  • Blanca Estela Buitrón-Sánchez Instituto de Geología, Universidad Nacional Autónoma de México
  • Yolanda López-Tinajero Colegio de Ciencias y Humanidades, Universidad Nacional Autónoma de México
Keywords: Gastropods, Lower Cretaceous, Jalisco, west central Mexico.

Abstract

The outcrops of sedimentary rocks of La Presa, Soyatlán de Adentro, Agua Zarca and El Conejo, in the northwest of Tamazula, State of Jalisco, are rich in fauna of rudists, nerineid and cassiopid gastropods which are indicative of Early Cretaceous age (late Aptian-early Albian) and are characteristic of shallow waters of the tropical regions… in order to continue, download the full paper in PDF.

Published
2019-02-07
Section
Regular Papers