Abo Formation

Abo Formation
Stratigraphic range: middle Wolfcampian to early Leonardian
~290–275 Ma
Abo Formation at its type section in Abo Pass, New Mexico, USA. This is the Cañon de Espinoso Member.
TypeFormation
Unit ofGroup
UnderliesYeso Group
OverliesBursum Formation of the Madera Group[1]
Thickness280 m (920 ft) at type section
Lithology
PrimaryMudstone
OtherSandstone
Location
Coordinates34°26′13″N 106°23′38″W / 34.437°N 106.394°W / 34.437; -106.394
RegionNew Mexico
CountryUnited States
Type section
Named forAbo Canyon
Named byW.T. Lee and G.H. Girty (1909)
Abo Formation is located in New Mexico
Abo Formation
Abo Formation (New Mexico)

Exposures of Abo Formation in New Mexico

The Abo Formation is a geologic formation in New Mexico. It contains fossils characteristic of the Cisuralian epoch of the Permian period.