Poleo Formation

Poleo Formation
Stratigraphic range: late Triassic
Poleo Formation at its type location, forming the tan beds capping Mesa Montosa, near Coyote, Rio Arriba County, New Mexico
TypeFormation
Unit ofChinle Group
UnderliesPetrified Forest Formation
OverliesSalitral Formation
Thickness30 m (98 ft)
Lithology
PrimarySandstone
OtherConglomerate
Location
Coordinates36°10′25″N 106°39′13″W / 36.173563°N 106.6534824°W / 36.173563; -106.6534824
RegionNew Mexico
CountryUnited States
Type section
Named forPoleo Mesa (now known as Mesa Montoso)
Named byHuene
Year defined1911
Poleo Formation is located in the United States
Poleo Formation
Poleo Formation (the United States)
Poleo Formation is located in New Mexico
Poleo Formation
Poleo Formation (New Mexico)

The Poleo Formation is a geologic formation in northern New Mexico. Its stratigraphic position corresponds to the late Triassic epoch.