Las Tetas de Cabra Formation

The Las Tetas de Cabra Formation is a geologic formation in Mexico. It preserves fossils dating back to the Wasatchian of the Early Eocene period.

Fossil content

The following fossils have been reported from the formation:

Mammals

Acreodi

• Dissacus sp.
• Wyolestes iglesius

Artiodactyls

• Diacodexis cf. gracilis

Cimolesta

• cf. Esthonyx sp.

Didelphimorphia

• Esteslestes ensis

Ferae

• cf. Oxyaena sp.

Glires

• ?Paramyidae indet.

Hyaenodonta

• Prolimnocyon sp.

Pantodonta

• Caenolambda jepseni

Perissodactyls

• Eohippus cf. angustidens

Placentalia

• Ectocion ignotum
• Meniscotherium chamense
• Phenacodus vortmani
• cf. Hyopsodus sp.

Theriiformes

• Ferae indet.

Reptiles

• cf. Saniwa sp.
• Boidae indet.
• Iguanidae indet.

Amphibians

• Caudata indet.

Fish

• cf. Galeorhinus sp.

Invertebrates

Gastropods

• Gastropoda indet.

Flora

• Celtis sp.
• Chenopodiaceae indet.
• Heliantheae indet.
• Ulmaceae indet.

Wasatchian correlations

See also

• List of fossiliferous stratigraphic units in Mexico

References

Bibliography