The Berriasian-Valanginian boundary interval based on calpionellids from the Taraises Formation, Cuencamé de Ceniceros, Durango, NW Mexico: Biostratigraphic, paleoecologic and paleobiogeographic significance

The predominant wackestone texture along with the occurrence of calpionellids and planktonic foraminifera indicate a pelagic basin environment. The microfaunal association is characteristic of the Tethys Realm.