Middle Ordovician (Whiterockian) gastropods from central Sonora, Mexico: affinities with Laurentia and the Precordillera

• Published in: Journal of Paleontology
• Main Authors: Francisco Javier Cuen-Romero, David M. Rohr, Héctor Arturo Noriega-Ruiz, Rogelio Monreal, Robert B. Blodgett, Matilde S. Beresi, Blanca E. Buitrón-Sánchez
• Format: Text
• Language: English
• Published: The Paleontological Society 2022
• Subjects: Argentine; Austral; British Columbia; Canada; Greenland; Rugosa; Newfoundland
• Online Access: https://doi.org/10.1017/jpa.2022.25

The Lower–Middle Ordovician (Ibexian, Whiterockian) sedimentary rocks exposed at Rancho Las Norias includes the informally named Las Norias formation, which consists of an intercalation of carbonate and clastic sediments with abundant marine fauna. These deposits occur as the most austral sedimentar...