| Galisteo Formation | |
|---|---|
| Stratigraphic range: Duchesnean ~ | |
 Galisteo Formation near Espinaso Ridge, New Mexico | |
| Type | Formation |
| Underlies | Espinaso Formation |
| Overlies | Diamond Tail Formation |
| Area | Galisteo Basin |
| Thickness | 979 m (3,212 ft) |
| Lithology | |
| Primary | Sandstone |
| Other | Mudstone |
| Location | |
| Coordinates | 35°23′29″N 105°58′36″W / 35.3914561°N 105.9767794°W |
| Approximate paleocoordinates | 37°24′N 97°24′W / 37.4°N 97.4°W |
| Region | New Mexico |
| Country |  United States |
| Type section | |
| Named for | Galisteo Creek |
| Named by | Hayden |
| Year defined | 1869 |
  Galisteo Formation (the United States)  Galisteo Formation (New Mexico) | |
The Galisteo Formation is a geologic formation in New Mexico. It contains fossils characteristic of the Bartonian stage of the Eocene epoch, Duchesnean in the NALMA classification.[1]
- ^ Galisteo Formation at Fossilworks.org