Pajarito Formation

The Pajarito Formation is a Mesozoic geologic formation in eastern New Mexico and west Texas, primarily shale. Indeterminate fossil ornithischian tracks have been reported from the formation.[2]

Pajarito Formation Stratigraphic range: Albian ~112–100 Ma PreꞒ Ꞓ O S D C P T J K Pg N
Type	Formation
Underlies	Romeroville Sandstone, Graneros Shale. Dakota Sandstone
Overlies	Mesa Rica Sandstone
Thickness	up to 20 m (66 ft)[1]
Lithology
Primary	Sandstone, siltstone, shale
Location
Region	New Mexico, west Texas
Country	United States

See also

• List of dinosaur-bearing rock formations
  • List of stratigraphic units with ornithischian tracks
    • Indeterminate ornithischian tracks

References

1. Geolex
2. Weishampel, et al. (2004). "Dinosaur distribution." Pp. 517-607.

Bibliography

• Weishampel, David B.; Peter Dodson, and Halszka (eds.) Osmólska. 2004. The Dinosauria, 2nd edition, 1–880. Berkeley: University of California Press. Accessed 2019-02-21. ISBN 0-520-24209-2