The Taman Formation is a geologic formation in Mexico. It preserves fossils dating back to the Jurassic period. It was deposited in a "oxic to anoxic (or anoxic-hypersaline), shallow marine environment"[1] The lithology predominantly consists of limestone and shale.[2]

Taman Formation
Stratigraphic range: Kimmeridgian
TypeFormation
UnderliesPimienta Formation
OverliesZuloaga Formation
ThicknessOver 150 metres
Lithology
PrimaryLimestone, shale
Location
CountryMexico

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  1. ^ Vega-Ortiz, Carlos; Beti, Dhrupad R.; Setoyama, Eiichi; McLennan, John D.; Ring, Terry A.; Levey, Raymond; Martínez-Romero, Néstor (June 2020). "Source rock evaluation in the central-western flank of the Tampico Misantla Basin, Mexico". Journal of South American Earth Sciences. 100: 102552. Bibcode:2020JSAES.10002552V. doi:10.1016/j.jsames.2020.102552. S2CID 216161181.
  2. ^ Yang, Qun; Pessagno, Emile A. (1989). "Upper Tithonian Vallupinae (Radiolaria) from the Taman Formation, East-Central Mexico". Micropaleontology. 35 (2): 114. Bibcode:1989MiPal..35..114Y. doi:10.2307/1485463. JSTOR 1485463.