Corals from the Upper Cretaceous (Maastrichtian) Ocozocoautla Formation, Chiapas, Mexico

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contents Corals from the Upper Cretaceous (Maastrichtian) Ocozocoautla Formation, Chiapas, Mexico Javier Avendaño Gil Marco A. Coutiño José Francisco J. Vega Vera Harry F. Filkorn Ciencias de la Tierra corals Mexico Chiapas Cretaceous Maastrichtian The coral species from the Upper Cretaceous (Maastrichtian) strata of the Ocozocoautla Formationin Chiapas, Mexico, are identified, described and illustrated for the first time. This coral fauna is composedof 12 species, nine of which are colonial, presumably zooxanthellate, reef-building forms. This is thefirst time that six of these species have been reported from Mexico. The majority (11) of these species areendemic to the Caribbean region and known only from the Late Cretaceous. 2005 artículo científico 1026-8774 https://www.redalyc.org/articulo.oa?id=57222110 en http://www.redalyc.org/revista.oa?id=572 Revista Mexicana de Ciencias Geológicas application/pdf Universidad Nacional Autónoma de México Revista Mexicana de Ciencias Geológicas (México) Num.1 Vol.22
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spellingShingle Corals from the Upper Cretaceous (Maastrichtian) Ocozocoautla Formation, Chiapas, Mexico
Javier Avendaño Gil
Ciencias de la Tierra
corals
Mexico
Chiapas
Cretaceous
Maastrichtian
Corals from the Upper Cretaceous (Maastrichtian) Ocozocoautla Formation, Chiapas, Mexico Javier Avendaño Gil Marco A. Coutiño José Francisco J. Vega Vera Harry F. Filkorn Ciencias de la Tierra corals Mexico Chiapas Cretaceous Maastrichtian The coral species from the Upper Cretaceous (Maastrichtian) strata of the Ocozocoautla Formationin Chiapas, Mexico, are identified, described and illustrated for the first time. This coral fauna is composedof 12 species, nine of which are colonial, presumably zooxanthellate, reef-building forms. This is thefirst time that six of these species have been reported from Mexico. The majority (11) of these species areendemic to the Caribbean region and known only from the Late Cretaceous. 2005 artículo científico 1026-8774 https://www.redalyc.org/articulo.oa?id=57222110 en http://www.redalyc.org/revista.oa?id=572 Revista Mexicana de Ciencias Geológicas application/pdf Universidad Nacional Autónoma de México Revista Mexicana de Ciencias Geológicas (México) Num.1 Vol.22
title Corals from the Upper Cretaceous (Maastrichtian) Ocozocoautla Formation, Chiapas, Mexico
topic Ciencias de la Tierra
corals
Mexico
Chiapas
Cretaceous
Maastrichtian
url https://www.redalyc.org/articulo.oa?id=57222110