Menefee Formation

Menefee Formation
Stratigraphic range: 84.2–79 Ma
Menefee Formation in road cut at Mesa Verde National Park, Colorado
TypeGeological formation
Unit ofMesaverde Group
Sub-unitsCleary Coal Member, Allison Member
UnderliesCliff House Sandstone
OverliesPoint Lookout Sandstone
Thickness500 m (1,600 ft)
Lithology
Primarysandstone, shale
Othercoal<
Location
Coordinates37°19′37″N 108°14′56″W / 37.327°N 108.249°W / 37.327; -108.249
Region Colorado
 New Mexico
Country United States
Type section
Named forMenefee Mountain (37°19′37″N 108°14′56″W / 37.3269726°N 108.2487721°W / 37.3269726; -108.2487721)
Named byA.J.Collier
Year defined1919
Menefee Formation is located in the United States
Menefee Formation
Menefee Formation (the United States)
Menefee Formation is located in Colorado
Menefee Formation
Menefee Formation (Colorado)
Menefee Formation in a road cut through a hogback ridge near Cuba, New Mexico

The Menefee Formation is an upper Santonian to lower Campanian geologic formation found in Colorado and New Mexico, United States.