Cerro del Pueblo Formation

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Cerro del Pueblo Formation
Stratigraphic range: Campanian ~73.6–72.7 Ma PreꞒ Ꞓ O S D C P T J K Pg N ↓
Type	Geological formation
Unit of	Difunta Group
Underlies	Cerro Huerta Formation
Overlies	Parras Shale
Thickness	160 m (520 ft)
Lithology
Primary	Mudstone, sandstone
Other	Siltstone, conglomerate, limestone
Location
Coordinates	26°06′N 101°06′W / 26.1°N 101.1°W / 26.1; -101.1
Approximate paleocoordinates	32°12′N 75°30′W / 32.2°N 75.5°W / 32.2; -75.5
Region	Coahuila
Country	Mexico
Extent	Parras Basin
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The Cerro del Pueblo Formation is a geological formation in Coahuila, Mexico, whose strata date back to the Late Cretaceous. Dinosaur remains are among the fossils that have been recovered from the formation.^[1] The formation is believed to correlate with the Baculites reesidesi and Baculites jenseni ammonite zones, which dates it to 73.63-72.74 Ma.^[2]