Conodonts of Mexico: a GIS database
A geographic information system (GIS) database is herein presented to integrate all reports of conodont occurrences in Mexican localities. In addition to the database and the interactive map, we included detailed static maps of each locality, whenever the information was available. The analysis o...
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| author | Pilar Navas-Parejo Ramón Aaron Lara-Peña Dulce Raquel Reyes-Montoya Juan Moisés Casas-Peña Carlos Armando Navarro-Castro Elizabeth Leyva Guerrero Angélica Armenta Duarte Michelangelo Martini Luigi Augusto Solari |
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A geographic information system (GIS) database is herein presented to integrate all reports of conodont occurrences in Mexican localities. In addition to the database and the interactive map, we included detailed static maps of each locality, whenever the information was available. The analysis of data included in 62 scientific works revealed 45 localities in Mexico where conodonts have been reported. Conodont record in Mexico spans the entire stratigraphic range of the group, from the late Cambrian to the Late Triassic. Conodont biodiversity includes at least 611 species of 229 genera, although we have not carried out validation of taxonomic assignments nor taxon validity or synonymy. The results obtained contribute to a better understanding of paleobiodiversity and the evolution of marine ecosystems in Mexico and provide a valuable tool for future paleontological and geological studies.
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| spelling | doaj-art-ec1834c6ae2a4ac9a0d0fc515e0ebaff2025-08-20T03:31:20ZengUniversidad Nacional Autónoma de México (UNAM)Terra Digitalis2594-06942025-06-0191Conodonts of Mexico: a GIS databasePilar Navas-Parejo0https://orcid.org/0000-0002-1464-948XRamón Aaron Lara-Peña1https://orcid.org/0000-0002-1822-5481Dulce Raquel Reyes-Montoya2https://orcid.org/0009-0004-3172-0788Juan Moisés Casas-Peña3https://orcid.org/0000-0003-3751-3945Carlos Armando Navarro-Castro4https://orcid.org/0009-0003-8242-1027Elizabeth Leyva Guerrero5https://orcid.org/0009-0005-8326-9711Angélica Armenta Duarte6https://orcid.org/0009-0000-8568-1025Michelangelo Martini7Luigi Augusto Solari8https://orcid.org/0000-0002-9769-6846Universidad Nacional Autónoma de México, Instituto de Geología, Estación Regional del Noroeste, Hermosillo, Sonora, MéxicoUniversidad Nacional Autónoma de México, Instituto de Geología, Estación Regional del Noroeste, Hermosillo, Sonora, MéxicoUniversidad de Sonora, Departamento de Geología, Hermosillo, Sonora, MéxicoUniversidad Nacional Autónoma de México, Instituto de Geología, Estación Regional del Noroeste, Hermosillo, Sonora, MéxicoUniversidad de Sonora, Departamento de Geología, Hermosillo, Sonora, MéxicoInstituto Tecnológico Superior de Cajeme, Ingeniería en Geociencias, Ciudad Obregón, Sonora, MéxicoInstituto Tecnológico Superior de Cajeme, Ingeniería en Geociencias, Ciudad Obregón, Sonora, MéxicoUniversidad Nacional Autónoma de México, Instituto de Geología, Ciudad de México, MéxicoUniversidad Nacional Autónoma de México, Instituto de Geociencias, Querétaro, Querétaro, México. A geographic information system (GIS) database is herein presented to integrate all reports of conodont occurrences in Mexican localities. In addition to the database and the interactive map, we included detailed static maps of each locality, whenever the information was available. The analysis of data included in 62 scientific works revealed 45 localities in Mexico where conodonts have been reported. Conodont record in Mexico spans the entire stratigraphic range of the group, from the late Cambrian to the Late Triassic. Conodont biodiversity includes at least 611 species of 229 genera, although we have not carried out validation of taxonomic assignments nor taxon validity or synonymy. The results obtained contribute to a better understanding of paleobiodiversity and the evolution of marine ecosystems in Mexico and provide a valuable tool for future paleontological and geological studies. https://terradigitalis.igg.unam.mx/html/ojs3/index.php/terra_digitalis/article/view/120ConodontsBiostratigraphyPaleontologyBiodiversityDatabaseMexico |
| spellingShingle | Pilar Navas-Parejo Ramón Aaron Lara-Peña Dulce Raquel Reyes-Montoya Juan Moisés Casas-Peña Carlos Armando Navarro-Castro Elizabeth Leyva Guerrero Angélica Armenta Duarte Michelangelo Martini Luigi Augusto Solari Conodonts of Mexico: a GIS database Terra Digitalis Conodonts Biostratigraphy Paleontology Biodiversity Database Mexico |
| title | Conodonts of Mexico: a GIS database |
| title_full | Conodonts of Mexico: a GIS database |
| title_fullStr | Conodonts of Mexico: a GIS database |
| title_full_unstemmed | Conodonts of Mexico: a GIS database |
| title_short | Conodonts of Mexico: a GIS database |
| title_sort | conodonts of mexico a gis database |
| topic | Conodonts Biostratigraphy Paleontology Biodiversity Database Mexico |
| url | https://terradigitalis.igg.unam.mx/html/ojs3/index.php/terra_digitalis/article/view/120 |
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