| Palm Park Formation | |
|---|---|
| Stratigraphic range: Eocene | |
| Type | Formation |
| Unit of | Spears Group |
| Underlies | Bell Top Formation, Rincon Valley Formation, Santa Fe Group |
| Overlies | Love Ranch Formation |
| Thickness | 2,000 feet (610 m) |
| Lithology | |
| Primary | Conglomerate |
| Other | Siltstone |
| Location | |
| Coordinates | 32°45′25″N 107°08′40″W / 32.7570203°N 107.144351°W |
| Region | New Mexico |
| Country | United States |
| Type section | |
| Named for | Palm Park |
| Named by | Kelley and Silver |
| Year defined | 1952 |
  Palm Park Formation (the United States)  Palm Park Formation (New Mexico) | |
The Palm Park Formation is a geologic formation in southern New Mexico.[1][2] It preserves fossils dating back to the Eocene epoch.[3]
- ^ Kelley & Silver 1952.
- ^ Jahns, Kottlowski & Kuellmer 1955, p. 92.
- ^ Seager & Clemons 1973, pp. 9–11.