Locality 2942: Early Maastrichtian, Mexico

List of taxa
Where & when
Geology
Taphonomy & methods
Metadata & references
Taxonomic list
Gastropoda - Neogastropoda - Cancellariidae
Cancellaria sp. Lamarck 1799
Cancellaria sp.
Gastropoda - Neogastropoda - Fasciolariidae
Bellifusus curvicostatus curvicostatus (Wade)
see common names

Geography
Country:Mexico State/province:Guerrero
Coordinates: 17.8° North, 100.0° West (view map)
Paleocoordinates:28.5° North, 73.0° West (Wright 2013)
Basis of coordinate:based on political unit
Geographic resolution:outcrop
Time
Period: Cretaceous Epoch: Late Cretaceous
Stage: Maastrichtian 10 m.y. bin: Cretaceous 8
*Period:Late/Upper Cretaceous *Epoch:Senonian
*International age/stage:Early/Lower Maastrichtian
Key time interval: Early Maastrichtian
Age range of interval: 72.2 - 66 m.y. ago
* legacy (obsolete) database fields
Stratigraphy
Formation:Mexcala
Stratigraphic resolution:group of beds
Lithology and environment
Environment:marine indet.
Taphonomy
Collection methods and comments
Collection excludes:all microfossils
Metadata
Also known as:Temalac, Guerrero.
Database number:7462
Authorizer:M. Kosnik Enterer:M. Kosnik
Modifier:C. Visaggi Research group:marine invertebrate
Created:2000-07-18 12:00:01 Last modified:2025-02-22 15:12:02
Access level:the public Released:2000-11-20 13:53:38
Creative Commons license:CC0
Reference information

Primary reference:
489. M. C. Perrilliat, F.J. Vega, and R. Corona. 2000. Early Maastrictian mollusca from the Mexcala formation of the state of Guerro, southern Mexico. Journal of Paleontology 74(1):7-24 [M. Kosnik/M. Kosnik/J. Alroy]