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Nuevo Leon, Nuevo León
Vallecillo fossil fish quarries
Fossil site Documented siteRestricted
What you could find
Reported finds from this ground.
FossilsAlso reported: inoceramids (mostly observation).
Photos via Wikimedia Commons: Partonez (CC BY-SA 4.0).
Why this spot
Cretaceous platy limestone quarried for flagstone that yields superbly preserved fish and ammonites
Documented lagerstatte in paleontological literature with a site museum.
Before you go
Hazards noted for this site.
quarry faces, heat
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