Poleo Formation | |
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Stratigraphic range: | |
Type | Formation |
Unit of | Chinle Group |
Underlies | Petrified Forest Formation |
Overlies | Salitral Formation |
Thickness | 30 m (98 ft) |
Lithology | |
Primary | Sandstone |
Other | Conglomerate |
Location | |
Coordinates | 36°10′25″N 106°39′13″W / 36.173563°N 106.6534824°W |
Region | New Mexico |
Country | United States |
Type section | |
Named for | Poleo Mesa (now known as Mesa Montoso) |
Named by | Huene |
Year defined | 1911 |
The Poleo Formation is a geologic formation in northern New Mexico. Its stratigraphic position corresponds to the late Triassic epoch.