| Yates Formation | |
|---|---|
| Stratigraphic range: | |
 Yates (yellow sandstone) and Tansill (white limestone) Yates Formation underlying the Tansill Formation | |
| Type | Formation |
| Unit of | Artesia Group |
| Underlies | Tansill Formation |
| Overlies | Seven Rivers Formation |
| Thickness | 266 feet (81 m) |
| Lithology | |
| Primary | Sandstone |
| Location | |
| Coordinates | 32°24′N 104°17′W / 32.40°N 104.29°W |
| Region | New Mexico |
| Country | United States |
| Type section | |
| Named for | Yates oil field |
| Named by | Gester and Hawley |
| Year defined | 1927 |
  Yates Formation (the United States)  Yates Formation (New Mexico) | |
The Yates Formation is a geologic formation in southeast New Mexico and west Texas. It preserves fossils dating back to the late Guadalupian Age of the Permian period.[1][2]