Yeso Group | |
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Stratigraphic range: | |
Type | Group |
Sub-units | See text |
Underlies | Glorieta Sandstone |
Overlies | Abo Formation |
Thickness | Up to 309 m (1,014 ft) |
Lithology | |
Primary | Sandstone |
Other | Gypsum |
Location | |
Coordinates | 34°09′57″N 106°44′47″W / 34.1659°N 106.7465°W |
Approximate paleocoordinates | 4°48′N 34°24′W / 4.8°N 34.4°W |
Region | New Mexico |
Country | United States |
Type section | |
Named for | Mesa del Yeso |
Named by | W.T. Lee |
Year defined | 1909 |
Coordinates | 34°12′06″N 106°46′32″W / 34.2017512°N 106.7754422°W |
The Yeso Group is a group of geologic formations in New Mexico. It contains fossils characteristic of the Kungurian Age of the early Permian Period.[1][2]