List of fossiliferous stratigraphic units in New Mexico

This article contains a list of fossil-bearing stratigraphic units in the state of New Mexico, U.S.

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Group or Formation Period Notes
Abiquiu FormationNeogene
Abo FormationPermian
Abo Group/Cutler FormationPermian, Carboniferous
Alamitos FormationCarboniferous
Aleman FormationOrdovician
Armendaris Group/Elephant Butte FormationCarboniferous
Armendaris Group/Garcia FormationCarboniferous
Armendaris Group/Whiskey Canyon LimestoneCarboniferous
Arroyo Penasco GroupMississippian
Arroyo del Agua FormationPermian
Atarque SandstoneCretaceous
Atrasado FormationPennsylvanian
Baca FormationPaleogene
Bar B FormationCarboniferous
Bell Canyon FormationPermian
Bolander FormationCarboniferous
Bone Spring FormationPermian
Buda LimestoneCretaceous
Bursum FormationCarboniferous
Caballero FormationCarboniferous
Camp Rice FormationPliocene-Pleistocene
Capitan FormationPermian
Carita Creek FormationTriassic
Carthage FormationCretaceous
Chamita FormationNeogene
Cherry Canyon FormationPermian
Chinle FormationTriassic
Chinle Group/Bluewater Creek FormationTriassic
Chinle Group/Bull Canyon FormationTriassic
Chinle Group/Garita Creek FormationTriassic
Chinle Group/Pedro Arroyo FormationTriassic
Chinle Group/Petrified Forest MemberTriassic
Chinle Group/Redonda FormationTriassic
Chinle Group/Salitral FormationTriassic
Chinle Group/San Pedro Arroyo FormationTriassic
Chinle Group/Santa Rosa FormationTriassic
Chinle Group/Sheep Pen SandstoneTriassic
Chinle Group/Sloan Canyon FormationTriassic
Chinle Group/Trujillo FormationTriassic
Chupadera FormationPermian
Colorado Group/Carlile ShaleCretaceous
Colorado Group/Niobrara FormationCretaceous
Contadera FormationDevonian
Contadero FormationDevonian
Crevasse Canyon FormationCretaceous
Cub Mountain FormationPaleogene
Cutter DolomiteOrdovician
Dakota FormationCretaceous
Dakota FormationCretaceous
Dakota SandstoneCretaceous
Dakota Group/Mesa Rica SandstoneCretaceous
Dakota Group/Pajarito FormationCretaceous
Dalton SandstoneCretaceous
Dawson ArkosePaleogene
Del Norte FormationCretaceous
Diamond Trail FormationPaleogene
Dockum FormationTriassic
Dockum Group/Bull Canyon FormationTriassic
Edith FormationUnited States
El Cobre Canyon FormationPennsylvanian to Permian
El Paso Group/Cook FormationOrdovician
El Paso Group/Cooks FormationOrdovician
El Paso Group/Florida FormationOrdovician
El Paso Group/José FormationOrdovician
El Paso Group/Mud Springs FormationOrdovician
El Paso Group/Mud Springs Mountain FormationOrdovician
El Paso Group/Padre FormationOrdovician
El Paso Group/Scenic Drive FormationOrdovician
El Paso Group/Sierrite FormationOrdovician
El Paso Group/Victorio FormationOrdovician
Finlay FormationCretaceous
Fite Ranch SandstoneCretaceous
Flechado FormationCarboniferous
Fort Union FormationPaleogene
Fruitland FormationCretaceous
Fruitland Group/Kirtland FormationCretaceous
Galisteo FormationPaleogene
Garita Creek FormationTriassic
Gila FormationNeogene
Gila Conglomerate FormationPliocenePleistocene
Gray Mesa FormationPennsylvanian
Green Canyon Group/Apodaca FormationCarboniferous
Green Canyon Group/Arrey FormationCarboniferous
Greenhorn LimestoneCretaceous
Gym FormationPermian
Hart Mine FormationPaleogene
Holder FormationCarboniferous
Hueco FormationPermian
Kelly Fimestone FormationCarboniferous
Kirtland FormationCretaceous
La Pasada FormationCarboniferous
Laborcita FormationPermian
Lake Valley FormationCarboniferous
Lewis ShaleCretaceous
Madera FormationPermian, Carboniferous
Madera Group/Wild Cow FormationCarboniferous
Mancos ShaleCretaceous
Mancos Group/Gullup FormationCretaceous
Manzano FormationPermian
McRae FormationCretaceous
Menefee FormationCretaceous
Mesaverde FormationCretaceous
Mesaverde Group/Crevasse Canyon FormationCretaceous
Mesaverde Group/Menefee FormationCretaceous
Mesilla Valley FormationCretaceous
Mesilla Valley ShaleCretaceous
Moenkopi FormationTriassic
Mojado FormationCretaceous
Montoya Group/Aleman FormationOrdovician
Montoya Group/Cutter FormationOrdovician
Montoya Group/Second Value FormationOrdovician
Moreno Hill FormationCretaceous
Morrison FormationJurassic
Mud Springs Group/Cuchillo Negro FormationCarboniferous
Mud Springs Group/Fra Cristobal FormationCarboniferous
Muleros FormationCretaceous
Nacimiento FormationPaleogene, Cretaceous
Niobrara FormationCretaceous
Ojo Alamo FormationCretaceous
Ojo Alamo SandstonePaleogene
Onate FormationDevonian
Osha Canyon FormationBashkirian
Palm Peak FormationPaleogene
Palomas FormationNeogene
Panther Seep FormationCarboniferous
Percha ShaleDevonian
Pictured Cliffs SandstoneCretaceous
Pierre ShaleCretaceous
Point Lookout FormationCretaceous
Popotosa FormationNeogene
Puerco FormationPaleogene
Raton FormationPaleogene, Cretaceous
Red Tanks FormationPennsylvanian
Rincon Valley FormationNeogene
Ringbone FormationCretaceous
Rubio Peak FormationPaleogene
San Andres FormationPermian
San Jose FormationPaleogene
Sandia FormationPennsylvanian
Sandstone of Inman Ranch FormationPaleogene
Sangre de Cristo FormationPermian
Santa Fe FormationNeogene
Santa Fe FormationNeogene
Santa Rosa FormationTriassic
Second Value DolomiteOrdovician
Seven Rivers FormationPermian
Shalem Colony FormationPermian
Sierra Ladrones FormationNeogene
Sloan Canyon FormationTriassic
Sly Gap FormationDevonian
Smeltertown FormationCretaceous
Smerltertown FormationCretaceous
Summerville FormationJurassic
Tansill FormationPermian
Tererro FormationCarboniferous
Tesuque FormationNeogene
Throughgood FormationDevonian
Todilto FormationJurassic
Travesser FormationTriassic
Tucumcari FormationCretaceous
Upper Kirtland FormationCretaceous
Wasatch FormationPaleogene
Wild Cow FormationCarboniferous
Yates FormationPermian
Yeso FormationPermian
Zia FormationNeogene

See also

References

  • Various Contributors to the Paleobiology Database. "Fossilworks: Gateway to the Paleobiology Database". Archived from the original on 31 July 2014. Retrieved 22 June 2014.
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