| Atotonilco El Grande Formation |
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| Stratigraphic range: Pliocene |
| Type | Geological formation |
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| Location |
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| Country |  Mexico |
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The Atotonilco El Grande Formation is a geologic formation in Mexico. It preserves fossils dating back to the Neogene period.
Fossil content
Mammals
| Mammals reported from the Atotonilco El Grande Formation |
| Genus | Species | Presence | Material | Notes | Images |
| Capreolus | C. constantini | Santa María Amajac.[1] | | A deer. | |
Fish
| Fish reported from the Atotonilco El Grande Formation |
| Genus | Species | Presence | Material | Notes | Images |
| Paleocharacodon | P. guzmanae | Sanctórum-JAO site.[2] | Several specimens.[2] | A splitfin. | |
Plants
| Plants reported from the Atotonilco El Grande Formation |
| Genus | Species | Presence | Material | Notes | Images |
| Equisetum | | [3] | | Closely related to Equisetum myriochaetum. | |
See also
Earth sciences portal
Mexico portal
Paleontology portal
References
- ^ Jiménez-Hidalgo, Eduardo; Bravo-Cuevas, Victor (2014). "A roe deer (Mammalia, Cervidae) in the Pliocene of Hidalgo, central Mexico". Acta Palaeontologica Polonica. doi:10.4202/app.00044.2013. ISSN 0567-7920.
- ^ a b Caballero-Viñas, Carmen; Alvarado-Ortega, Jesús; Severiano, Kleyton Magno Cantalice (2023-08-08). "A Pliocene goodeid fish of the Paleolake Amajac, Sanctórum, Hidalgo, Mexico". Palaeontologia Electronica. 26 (2): 1–39. doi:10.26879/1259. ISSN 1094-8074.
- ^ Silva-Pineda, A.; Velasco-de Leon, M. P.; Aguilar, F. J.; Chacon, E. (2009-03-01). "An Upper Pliocene Equisetum (Equisetales) from the Atotonilco El Grande Formation in Central Mexico". Paleontological Journal. 43 (2): 216–225. doi:10.1134/S0031030109020142. ISSN 1555-6174.
- Various Contributors to the Paleobiology Database. "Fossilworks: Gateway to the Paleobiology Database". Retrieved 17 December 2021.
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