Tererro Formation | |
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Stratigraphic range: | |
Type | Formation |
Unit of | Arroyo Penasco Group |
Sub-units | Macho Member, Manuelitas Member, Cowles Member |
Underlies | Sandia Formation |
Overlies | Espiritu Santo Formation |
Thickness | 130 ft (40 m) |
Lithology | |
Primary | Limestone |
Other | Sandstone, siltstone |
Location | |
Coordinates | 35°44′31″N 105°40′44″W / 35.742°N 105.679°W |
Region | New Mexico |
Country | United States |
Type section | |
Named for | Tererro, New Mexico |
Named by | Baltz and Read |
Year defined | 1960 |
The Tererro Formation is a geologic formation in Sangre de Cristo Mountains of New Mexico.[1] It preserves fossils dating back to the early Mississippian.[2]