List of fossiliferous stratigraphic units in Mexico

This is a list of stratigraphic units (groups, formations and members), containing fossils and pertaining to the North American country of Mexico.

List Group or Formation Period Abanico Brisa Mar Formation Neogene Adjuntas Formation Paleogene Agua Nueva Formation Cretaceous Agueguexquite Formation Neogene Aguililla Sandstone Cretaceous Aguja Formation Cretaceous Aguja Group/Javelina Formation Cretaceous Alazán Formation Paleogene Albertella Formation Cambrian Alisitos Formation Cretaceous Almejas Formation Neogene Angostura Formation Cretaceous Anidanthus zone Formation Permian Antimonio Formation Jurassic, Triassic, Permian Atotonilco El Grande Formation Neogene Aurora Limestone Cretaceous Austin Formation Cretaceous Balumtum Sandstone Neogene Barranca Group/Santa Clara Formation Triassic Barril Viejo Formation Cretaceous Bateque Formation Paleogene Benevides Formation Cretaceous Bisbee Formation Cretaceous Bisbee Group/Cerro de Oro Formation Cretaceous Bisbee Group/Mural Limestone Cretaceous Bisbee Group/Nogal Formation Cretaceous Boca Roja Formation Cretaceous Bonnia Formation Cambrian Boquillas Formation Cretaceous Buda Limestone Cretaceous Buelna Formation Cambrian Cabonera Formation Cretaceous Cabullona Group/Corral de Enmedio Formation Cretaceous Cabullona Group/Lomas Coloradas Formation Cretaceous Cañón de Caballeros Formation Silurian Cantaure Formation Neogene Carbonera Formation Cretaceous Cárdenas Formation Cretaceous Carrillo Puerto Formation Neogene Cerro del Pueblo Formation Cretaceous Chapala shorelake Beds Formation Mexico Chinameca Formation Jurassic Chuta Formation Cretaceous Cipiapa Formation Cretaceous Claiborne Group/Carrizo Sand Formation Paleogene Claiborne Group/Laredo Formation Paleogene Claiborne Group/Mount Selman Formation Paleogene Claiborne Group/Yegua Formation Paleogene Clansayes Formation Cretaceous Clemente Formation Ediacaran Coahuila Formation Cretaceous Coatepec Sandstone Jurassic Coatzacoalcos Formation Neogene Colina Formation Permian Concepción Formation Neogene Cualac Conglomerate Jurassic Cook Mountain Formation Paleogene Cuesta del Carbonera Formation Cretaceous Cumburindio Formation Cretaceous Cúpido Formation Cretaceous Cutzamala Formation Cretaceous Del Río Formation Cretaceous Del Río Clay Cretaceous Difunta Formation Cretaceous Difunta Group/Adjuntas Formation Paleogene Difunta Group/Cerro del Pueblo Formation Cretaceous Difunta Group/Las Encinas Formation Paleogene Difunta Group/Olmos Formation Cretaceous Difunta Group/Potrerillos Formation Paleogene Difunta Group/Rancho Nuevo Formation Paleogene, Cretaceous Difunta Group/Tanque Formation Cretaceous Discovery Point Formation Mexico El Abra Formation Cretaceous El Bosque Formation Paleogene El Cajón Formation Cretaceous El Camarón Formation Neogene El Cien Formation Paleogene El Doctor Formation Cretaceous El Gallo Formation Cretaceous Encanto Formation Neogene Encino Formation Cretaceous Escondido Formation Cretaceous Espinazo del Diablo Formation Cretaceous Fallotaspis Group/Puerto Blanco Formation Cambrian Ferrotepec Formation Neogene Filisolo Formation Neogene Gamuza Formation Ediacaran Georgetown Formation Cretaceous Goleta Formation Mexico Guacamaya Formation Permian Guajalote Formation Neogene Guanjuato Conglomerate Paleogene Huasteca Formation Paleogene Huayacocotla Formation Jurassic Huizachal Formation Triassic Indidura Formation Cretaceous Infierno Formation Neogene Isidro Formation Neogene Ixaltepec Formation Carboniferous Jackson Formation Paleogene Javelina Formation Cretaceous Juchipila Formation Neogene La Boca Formation Jurassic La Bocana Roja Formation Cretaceous La Caja Formation Jurassic La Casita Formation Jurassic La Ciénega Formation Cambrian, Ediacaran La Colorada Formation Permian La Difunta Formation Permian La Esperanza Group/Ixtaclum Shale Paleogene La Esperanza Group/San Juan Formation Paleogene La Joya Formation Carboniferous La Péna Formation Cretaceous La Quinta Formation Paleogene Las Sardinas Formation Permian Las Tetas de Cabra Formation Paleogene Mal Paso Formation Cretaceous Matatlán Formation Neogene Mazantic Shale Neogene Méndez Formation Cretaceous Méndez Shale Cretaceous Mesón Formation Paleogene Mexcala Formation Cretaceous Midway Formation Paleogene Modelo Group/Rio Lajas Limestone Neogene Modelo Group/Santa Ana Formation Early Miocene Monos Formation Permian Mulege Formation Mexico Mural Formation Cretaceous Mural Limestone Cretaceous Nevadella Group/Puerto Blanco Formation Cambrian Oakville Sandstone Neogene Ocozocoautla Formation Cretaceous Ojinaga Formation Cretaceous Olinala Formation Permian Olmos Formation Cretaceous Palo Quemado Formation Permian Papalote Formation Ediacaran Paraje Solo Formation Neogene Patlanoaya Formation Permian Patlanoaya Beds Formation Carboniferous Pen Formation Cretaceous Pie de Vaca Formation Paleogene Pimienta Formation Jurassic Plomosas Formation Permian Pochote Formation Cretaceous Preitos Formation Paleogene Puerto Blanco Formation Cambrian Rancho Viejo Beds Formation Neogene Represo Formation Carboniferous Río Concepción Group/Balumtun Sandstone Neogene Río Sabinal Group/Lecheria Limestone Paleogene Rosario Formation Jurassic/Cretaceous Rosarito Beach Formation Neogene Salada Formation Neogene San Diego Formation Neogene San Felipe Formation Cretaceous San Gregorio Formation Paleogene San Hipolito Formation Jurassic, Triassic San José de Gracia Formation Cambrian San Juan Formation Paleogene San Juan Raya Formation Cretaceous San Lucas Formation Cretaceous San Marcos Formation Neogene San Rafael Formation Paleogene San Ricardo Formation Jurassic Santiago Formation Carboniferous Sepultura Formation Paleogene Sierra de Santa Rosa Formation Jurassic Sierra Madre Formation Cretaceous Simojovel Formation Paleogene Simojovel Group/La Quinta Formation Neogene, Paleogene Simojovel Group/Mazantic Shale Neogene Simojovel Group/Rancho Berlin Sandstone Paleogene Simón Formation Jurassic Soledad Formation Cretaceous Suchilquitongo Formation Neogene Taberna Formation Jurassic Tacubaya Formation Quaternary Taman Formation Jurassic Taraises Formation Cretaceous Taylor Marl Cretaceous Tecocoyunca Formation Jurassic Tecocoyunca Group/Cualac Conglomerate Jurassic Tecocoyunco Group/Zorrillo Formation Jurassic Tecomazuchil Formation Jurassic Temazcal Limestone Cretaceous Tepate Formation Paleogene Tepetate Formation Paleogene Tinu Formation Ordovician, Cambrian Tirabuzon Formation Neogene Tlayúa Formation Cretaceous Tortugas Formation Neogene Tuxpan Formation Neogene Tuzancoa Formation Permian Upper Becerra Formation Mexico Venada Formation Carboniferous Vicente Guerrero Formation Carboniferous Wilcox Group/Indio Formation Paleogene Ysidro Formation Neogene Yucunama Formation Cretaceous Zapotitlan Formation Cretaceous Zorrillo Formation Jurassic Zuluzum Formation Neogene

See also

Lists of fossiliferous stratigraphic units in North America

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