Yeso Group

Yeso Group
Stratigraphic range: Kungurian
Yeso Group at its type location northeast of Socorro, New Mexico, USA
TypeGroup
Sub-unitsSee text
UnderliesGlorieta Sandstone
OverliesAbo Formation
ThicknessUp to 309 m (1,014 ft)
Lithology
PrimarySandstone
OtherGypsum
Location
Coordinates34°09′57″N 106°44′47″W / 34.1659°N 106.7465°W / 34.1659; -106.7465
Approximate paleocoordinates4°48′N 34°24′W / 4.8°N 34.4°W / 4.8; -34.4
RegionNew Mexico
CountryUnited States
Type section
Named forMesa del Yeso
Named byW.T. Lee
Year defined1909
Coordinates34°12′06″N 106°46′32″W / 34.2017512°N 106.7754422°W / 34.2017512; -106.7754422
Yeso Group is located in New Mexico
Yeso Group
Yeso Group (New Mexico)

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]

  1. ^ Stanesco 1991, p. M1.
  2. ^ Kues & Giles 2004, pp. 119–123.