Towards a standard ammonite zonation for the Aptian (Lower Cretaceous) of northern Mexico

Detailed data on twenty-seven species of ammonites identified in three stratigraphic sections ofnorthern Mexico, allow further refinement of the Aptian ammonite biozonations of previous authors. Fourformal ammonite biozones are proposed. Dufrenoyia justinae Taxon-Range-Zone for the uppermost partof...

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Autores: Ana Laura Méndez Franco, Ricardo Barragán Manzo
Tipo de recurso: artículo
Estado:Versión publicada
Fecha de publicación:2005
País:México
Institución:Universidad Nacional Autónoma de México
Repositorio:Redalyc-UNAM
OAI Identifier:oai:redalyc.org:57222105
Acceso en línea:https://www.redalyc.org/articulo.oa?id=57222105
Access Level:acceso abierto
Palabra clave:Ciencias de la Tierra
Aptian
Mexico
ammonites
biostratigraphy
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Sumario:Detailed data on twenty-seven species of ammonites identified in three stratigraphic sections ofnorthern Mexico, allow further refinement of the Aptian ammonite biozonations of previous authors. Fourformal ammonite biozones are proposed. Dufrenoyia justinae Taxon-Range-Zone for the uppermost partof the lower Aptian (Bedoulian), Epicheloniceras cf. subnodosocostatum/Acanthohoplites acutecostaInterval Zone representative of the middle Aptian (Gargasian), and Acanthohoplites aschiltaensis andHypacanthoplites cf. leanzae Taxon-Range-Zones, spanning the upper Aptian (Clansayesian). Theammonite zonation proposed represents the advancements on the development of a standard schemetowards a reliable correlation with the biozonal scheme of England and the ammonite zonal standardof the Mediterranean area.