| Fruitland Formation | |
|---|---|
| Stratigraphic range: Campanian[1] ~ | |
 Fruitland Formation at its type location north of Fruitland, New Mexico | |
| Type | Geological formation |
| Sub-units | Fossil Forest Member Ne-nah-ne-zad Member |
| Underlies | Kirtland Formation |
| Overlies | Pictured Cliffs Sandstone |
| Lithology | |
| Primary | Sandstone |
| Other | Shale, coal |
| Location | |
| Coordinates | 36°45′07″N 108°26′31″W / 36.752°N 108.442°W |
| Approximate paleocoordinates | 43°30′N 79°36′W / 43.5°N 79.6°W |
| Region |  New Mexico Colorado |
| Country |  USA |
  Fruitland Formation (the United States)  Fruitland Formation (New Mexico) | |
The Fruitland Formation is a geologic formation found in the San Juan Basin in the states of New Mexico and Colorado, in the United States of America. It contains fossils dating it to the Campanian age of the late Cretaceous.[2]
The Fruitland Formation shares its name with Fruitland, New Mexico. That city is on what was the western shore of the Western Interior Seaway.[3]
- ^ Cite error: The named reference
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- ^ National Geographic Map of the Day, published in May 2014, depicting North America about 77 million years ago; https://twitter.com/natgeomaps/status/1129816543251054592