LECHERIA LIMESTONE

Lechería Limestone
Lechería Limestone
Stratigraphic range: Ypresian ( Wasatchian- Bridgerian); ~55–48 Ma PreꞒ Ꞓ O S D C P T J K Pg N
Type	Formation
Unit of	Río Sabina Group
Lithology
Primary	Limestone
Location
Coordinates	16°54′N 92°54′W / 16.9°N 92.9°W
Approximate paleocoordinates	19°48′N 81°00′W / 19.8°N 81.0°W
Region	Chiapas
Country	Mexico
Type section
Named for	Lechería River
	Lechería Limestone (Mexico)

The Lechería Limestone is a geologic formation in Chiapas, Mexico. The shallow reefal biomicrite and mud-supported oolitic and pelletoidal biosparite limestones preserve fossils dating back to the Paleogene period.^[1]

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Lechería Limestone
Stratigraphic range: Ypresian ( Wasatchian- Bridgerian) ~55–48 Ma PreꞒ Ꞓ O S D C P T J K Pg N
Type	Formation
Unit of	Río Sabina Group
Lithology
Primary	Limestone
Location
Coordinates	16°54′N 92°54′W / 16.9°N 92.9°W / 16.9; -92.9
Approximate paleocoordinates	19°48′N 81°00′W / 19.8°N 81.0°W / 19.8; -81.0
Region	Chiapas
Country	Mexico
Type section
Named for	Lechería River
Lechería Limestone (Mexico)