Una edad del lrvingtoniano al Rancholabreano para la Fauna Cedazo del Estado de Aguascalientes

  • Marisol Montellano-Ballesteros Instituto de Geología, Universidad Nacional Autónoma de México, Ciudad Universitaria, Delegación Coyoacán, 04510 D. F.
Keywords: mammals, Pleistocene, Aguascalientes, Mexico

Abstract

In the surroundings of the city of Aguascalientes, Mooser and Dalquest, in 1975, described the Cedazo local fauna and assigned an Illinoian age to it. The preliminary results of recent studies carried on the Pleistocenic sediments suggest that several lithologic and biostratigraphic units are present. Each unit contains a poor but distinctive mammal fossil assemblage.

The lowest unit contains cf. Aiuralagus, this fact constituting the first record in Mexico of this fossil; remains of Holmesina sp. were collected, which are similar in size and morphology to those reported from the Inglis local fauna of Florida... In order to continue, download the full article in PDF

Published
2019-03-01
Section
Regular Papers