Tansill Formation | |
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Stratigraphic range: | |
Type | Formation |
Unit of | Artesia Group |
Overlies | Yates Formation |
Thickness | 123–320 feet (37–98 m) |
Lithology | |
Primary | Limestone, siltstone, anhydrite |
Location | |
Coordinates | 32°26′53″N 104°15′54″W / 32.448°N 104.265°W |
Region | New Mexico |
Country | United States |
Type section | |
Named for | Tansill power dam |
Named by | DeFord et al. |
Year defined | 1938 |
The Tansill Formation is a geologic formation in southeastern New Mexico and west Texas, United States.[1] It preserves fossils dating back to the late Guadalupian Age of the Permian period.[2]