Английская Википедия:Del Norte Formation

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The Del Norte Formation is a geologic formation in Mexico, New Mexico and Texas near the city of El Paso. It preserves fossils dating back to the early Cretaceous period.Шаблон:Sfn

Description

The formation is divided into two informal members. The lower member is mostly calcareous shale with some interbedded fine sandstone and nodular limestone, while the upper member is fossiliferous medium-gray limestone interbedded with tan shale. The two sections are Шаблон:Convert and Шаблон:Convert thick. The formation lies conformably on the Finlay Limestone and is conformably overlain by the Smeltertown Formation.Шаблон:Sfn The base of the formation is a prominent Шаблон:Convert ferruginous sandstone bed that is in sharp contact with the limy mudstone of the underlying Finlay Limestone.Шаблон:Sfn

Fossils

The formation contains fossils characteristic of the Albian age.Шаблон:SfnШаблон:Sfn These include bivalves such as grapheids, exogyrids, pectens, and oysters; gastropods; spatangoid echinoderms; ammonoids; corals; sponges; and serpulid worms. Small fossils include dasycladacean algae, ostracods, foraminiferans, echinoderms, and serpulids. Ammonites are present that are characteristic of the Albian.Шаблон:Sfn

History of investigation

The formation was first defined by W.S. Strain in 1976, who named it after the Rio Bravo del Norte (Rio Grande).Шаблон:Sfn

See also

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Footnotes

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