Garita Creek Formation

Garita Creek Formation
Stratigraphic range: Carnian
TypeFormation
Unit ofChinle Group
UnderliesTrujillo Formation
OverliesSanta Rosa Formation
Thickness122–152 meters (400–499 ft)
Lithology
PrimaryShale
Location
Coordinates35°17′59″N 104°25′11″W / 35.2998°N 104.4198°W / 35.2998; -104.4198
RegionNew Mexico
CountryUnited States
Type section
Named forGarita Creek
Named byLucas and Hunt
Year defined1989
Garita Creek Formation is located in the United States
Garita Creek Formation
Garita Creek Formation (the United States)
Garita Creek Formation is located in New Mexico
Garita Creek Formation
Garita Creek Formation (New Mexico)

The Garita Creek Formation is a geologic formation in New Mexico that contains vertebrate fossils characteristic of the Carnian Age of the late Triassic .[1]

The formation may be synonymous with the Tecovas Formation in Texas.[2]

  1. ^ Lucas and Hunt 1989
  2. ^ Lehman 1994