Early Cambrian sponge spicules from the Cerro Clemente and Cerro Rajón, Sonora, México

Early Cambrian sponge spicules from the Cerro Clemente and Cerro Rajón, Sonora, México

Acid maceration and thin section analysis of archaeocyathan limestones of the Cerro Clemente and Cerro Rajón, Sonora, México, have yielded some of the most ancient sponge fossils reported from the North American Cordillera. The sponge fossils are from Unit 3 of the Puerto Blanco Formation. The fossi...

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Main Author: M.A.S. MCMENAMIN
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Universitat de Barcelona (UB), Geociències Barcelona (Geo3BCN), Institut de Diagnosi Ambiental i Estudis de l'Aigua (IDAEA), Universitat Autònoma de Barcelona (UAB) 2009-04-01
Series:Geologica Acta
Subjects:
Sponges
Spicules
Early Cambrian
Kiwetinokia
Puerto Blanco Formation
Online Access:https://revistes.ub.edu/index.php/GEOACTA/article/view/1929

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