| Contadero Formation | |
|---|---|
| Stratigraphic range: | |
| Type | Formation |
| Sub-units | Salinas Peak Member, Thurgood Member, Rhodes Canyon Member.[2] |
| Underlies | Lake Valley Formation |
| Overlies | Sly Gap Formation |
| Lithology | |
| Primary | Limestone, shale |
| Other | Siltstone |
| Location | |
| Coordinates | 33°11′34″N 106°37′50″W / 33.192743°N 106.630494°W |
| Region | New Mexico |
| Country | United States |
| Type section | |
| Named by | F.V. Stevenson |
| Year defined | 1945 |
  Contadero Formation (the United States)  Contadero Formation (New Mexico) | |
The Contadero Formation is a geologic formation in the San Andres Mountains of New Mexico. It preserves fossils dating back to the late Devonian period.[1]