Ojo Alamo Formation

Ojo Alamo Formation
Stratigraphic range: Maastrichtian-Danian
~69–64 Ma
Ojo Alamo Formation in the Bisti/De-Na-Zin Wilderness
TypeGeological formation
Sub-unitsNaashoibito Member, Kimbeto Member
UnderliesNacimiento Formation
OverliesKirtland Formation
Lithology
PrimaryConglomerate, sandstone, shale
Location
Coordinates36°19′50″N 108°02′06″W / 36.3305764°N 108.0350723°W / 36.3305764; -108.0350723
RegionSan Juan Basin, New Mexico
Country USA
Type section
Named forOjo Alamo Spring
Named byB. Brown
Year defined1910

The Ojo Alamo Formation is a geologic formation in New Mexico spanning the Mesozoic/Cenozoic boundary. Non-avian dinosaur fossils have controversially been identified in beds of this formation dating from after the Cretaceous–Paleogene extinction event, but these have been explained as either misidentification of the beds in question or as reworked fossils, fossils eroded from older beds and redeposited in the younger beds.