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Middle Cretaceous
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subsidence
chart of Jurassic and lower
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Cretaceous
caused
Cretaceous in northeastern Mexico.
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around the whole Gulf of Mexico, and development
Cretaceous shallow-water sediment exists either here
fringe
the Golden Lane or Tuxpan platform is not clear. It
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western margin. It is doubtful whether or not Lower
LA
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SIERRAS
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NAZAS
or
CUPIDO
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ZULOAGA
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Fm.
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sn. 1
HUIZACHAL
FORMATION
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BEDS I
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coarser
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SIERRA
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are
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time
relief;
slope
LIMESTONE
LIMESTONE
CASITA
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FORMATION
ShO II
IAAORE
CASITA'
Enos,
of SALTILLO
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facies, Mexico
and
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Cretaceous
debris
SIERRAS
rudists
1983).
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form
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differences
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of IACNTERREY
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NORTH
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were
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in
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FORMATION
CASITA
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LIMESTONE
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HUIZACHAL
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the
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Middle
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platforms:
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is
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Cretaceous platforms are more extensive and have
Middle
Cretaceous
impressive buildups;
known from many studies of the Cuesta de El Abra
well
of major platforms in Mexico occurred at this time
and
near C. Valles, SLP (Fig. 12; Aguayo, 1978; Minero
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