The oldest stratigraphic record of the Late Cretaceous shark Ptychodus mortoni Agassiz, from Vallecillo, Nuevo León, northeastern Mexico

In this paper we report the oldest geologic world record of Ptychodus mortoni, from the Vallecillo Member (Agua Nueva Formation), at Vallecillo, Nuevo León, northeastern Mexico. The presence of the ammonite Watinoceras coloradoense, allows the placement of the sediments of the Vallecillo member with...

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Main Authors: Alberto Blanco-Piñón, Luis M. Garibay-Romero, Jesús Alvarado-Ortega
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Language:English
Published: Universidad Nacional Autónoma de México 2018-02-01
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Online Access:https://rmcg.unam.mx/index.php/rmcg/article/view/754
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Luis M. Garibay-Romero
Jesús Alvarado-Ortega
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description In this paper we report the oldest geologic world record of Ptychodus mortoni, from the Vallecillo Member (Agua Nueva Formation), at Vallecillo, Nuevo León, northeastern Mexico. The presence of the ammonite Watinoceras coloradoense, allows the placement of the sediments of the Vallecillo member within the lower Turonian (Watinoceras coloradoense zone). With reference to this new data, the presence of Ptychodus mortoni in the Vallecillo member extend the temporal distribution of this species into the earliest Turonian. Also, this study suggests that the utility of this shark species as biostratigraphic control in late Cretaceous sediments should be revised in greater detail.
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spelling doaj-art-d34b5ccbdb1c4f1bb4f4053142a9a9642025-08-20T03:20:29ZengUniversidad Nacional Autónoma de MéxicoRevista Mexicana de Ciencias Geológicas1026-87742007-29022018-02-01241The oldest stratigraphic record of the Late Cretaceous shark Ptychodus mortoni Agassiz, from Vallecillo, Nuevo León, northeastern MexicoAlberto Blanco-Piñón0Luis M. Garibay-Romero1Jesús Alvarado-Ortega2Centro de Investigaciones en Ciencias de la Tierra, Universidad Autónoma del Estado de Hidalgo, Apdo. Postal 1-288, Admón. 1, 42001 Pachuca, Hidalgo, Mexico..Instituto de Geología, Universidad Nacional Autónoma de México, Ciudad Universitaria, 04510 México, D.F., Mexico. Universidad Autónoma de Guerrero, Unidad Académica de Ciencias de la Tierra, Ex-Hacienda de San Juan Bautista, Taxco el Viejo, Guerrero. Mexico.Instituto de Geología, Universidad Nacional Autónoma de México, Ciudad Universitaria, 04510 México, D.F., Mexico.In this paper we report the oldest geologic world record of Ptychodus mortoni, from the Vallecillo Member (Agua Nueva Formation), at Vallecillo, Nuevo León, northeastern Mexico. The presence of the ammonite Watinoceras coloradoense, allows the placement of the sediments of the Vallecillo member within the lower Turonian (Watinoceras coloradoense zone). With reference to this new data, the presence of Ptychodus mortoni in the Vallecillo member extend the temporal distribution of this species into the earliest Turonian. Also, this study suggests that the utility of this shark species as biostratigraphic control in late Cretaceous sediments should be revised in greater detail. https://rmcg.unam.mx/index.php/rmcg/article/view/754Ptychodus mortoni, shark, lower Turonian, Late Cretaceous, Vallecillo, Mexico.
spellingShingle Alberto Blanco-Piñón
Luis M. Garibay-Romero
Jesús Alvarado-Ortega
The oldest stratigraphic record of the Late Cretaceous shark Ptychodus mortoni Agassiz, from Vallecillo, Nuevo León, northeastern Mexico
Revista Mexicana de Ciencias Geológicas
Ptychodus mortoni, shark, lower Turonian, Late Cretaceous, Vallecillo, Mexico.
title The oldest stratigraphic record of the Late Cretaceous shark Ptychodus mortoni Agassiz, from Vallecillo, Nuevo León, northeastern Mexico
title_full The oldest stratigraphic record of the Late Cretaceous shark Ptychodus mortoni Agassiz, from Vallecillo, Nuevo León, northeastern Mexico
title_fullStr The oldest stratigraphic record of the Late Cretaceous shark Ptychodus mortoni Agassiz, from Vallecillo, Nuevo León, northeastern Mexico
title_full_unstemmed The oldest stratigraphic record of the Late Cretaceous shark Ptychodus mortoni Agassiz, from Vallecillo, Nuevo León, northeastern Mexico
title_short The oldest stratigraphic record of the Late Cretaceous shark Ptychodus mortoni Agassiz, from Vallecillo, Nuevo León, northeastern Mexico
title_sort oldest stratigraphic record of the late cretaceous shark ptychodus mortoni agassiz from vallecillo nuevo leon northeastern mexico
topic Ptychodus mortoni, shark, lower Turonian, Late Cretaceous, Vallecillo, Mexico.
url https://rmcg.unam.mx/index.php/rmcg/article/view/754
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