Tererro Formation

Tererro Formation
Stratigraphic range: Visean–Serpukhovian
Tererro Formation near its type section
TypeFormation
Unit ofArroyo Penasco Group
Sub-unitsMacho Member, Manuelitas Member, Cowles Member
UnderliesSandia Formation
OverliesEspiritu Santo Formation
Thickness130 ft (40 m)
Lithology
PrimaryLimestone
OtherSandstone, siltstone
Location
Coordinates35°44′31″N 105°40′44″W / 35.742°N 105.679°W / 35.742; -105.679
RegionNew Mexico
CountryUnited States
Type section
Named forTererro, New Mexico
Named byBaltz and Read
Year defined1960
Tererro Formation is located in the United States
Tererro Formation
Tererro Formation (the United States)
Tererro Formation is located in New Mexico
Tererro Formation
Tererro Formation (New Mexico)

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]

  1. ^ Baltz, Elmer H.; Read, Charles B. (1960). "Rocks of Mississippian and Probable Devonian Age in Sangre de Cristo Mountains, New Mexico". AAPG Bulletin. 44. doi:10.1306/0BDA623C-16BD-11D7-8645000102C1865D.
  2. ^ Sutherland, P.K. (1963). "Paleozoic rocks" (PDF). In Miller, J.P.; Montgomery, Arthur; Sutherland, P.K. (eds.). Geology of part of the southern Sangre de Cristo Mountains, New Mexico: New Mexico Bureau of Mines and Mineral Resources Memoir 11. pp. 22–44. Retrieved 29 July 2020.