Cherry Canyon Formation
The Cherry Canyon Formation is a Permian geologic unit in Guadalupe Mountains National Park. The formation contains fan sandstones that were deposited under ancient seawater during the Middle Permian. These rocks contain abundant fish fossils like sharks' teeth preserved within small phosphatic nodules.[1]
| Cherry Canyon Formation Stratigraphic range: Roadian-Wordian ~272–266 Ma | |
|---|---|
| Type | Geological formation |
| Sub-units | Getaway, Goat Seep, Manzanita & South Wells members |
| Lithology | |
| Primary | Limestone |
| Other | Sandstone |
| Location | |
| Coordinates | 31.7°N 105.0°W |
| Approximate paleocoordinates | 3.7°N 34.1°W |
| Region | New Mexico, Texas |
| Country |  |
| Extent | Guadalupe Mountains |
  Cherry Canyon Formation (the United States)  Cherry Canyon Formation (Texas) | |
References
- "Guadalupe Mountains National Park," Hunt, Santucci, and Kenworthy (2006); page 64.
Bibliography
- Hunt, ReBecca K., Vincent L. Santucci and Jason Kenworthy. 2006. "A preliminary inventory of fossil fish from National Park Service units." in S.G. Lucas, J.A. Spielmann, P.M. Hester, J.P. Kenworthy, and V.L. Santucci (ed.s), Fossils from Federal Lands. New Mexico Museum of Natural History and Science Bulletin 34, pp. 63–69
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