Carbonera Formation, Mexico


The Carbonera Formation is a geologic formation in Mexico. It preserves fossils dating back to the Berriasian to Hauterivian stages of the Early Cretaceous period.

Fossil content

The following fossils were reported from the formation:
;AmmonitesMaderia casitensisMexicanoceras laticostatumM. multicostatum?Hemihoplites mexicanuscf. Phylloceras serumDistoloceras sp.
;BivalvesExogyra reediPlicatula pulchraGryphaea sp.
;GastropodsVermetus cornejoiPleurotomaria sp.
;BrachiopodsPtilorhynchia (Proteorhynchia) durangensis
;Corals
  • ''Paretallonia hispaniensis''