Hall Lake Formation

Hall Lake Formation
Hall Lake Formation
Stratigraphic range: Late Cretaceous, Campanian–Maastrichtian; ~83.5–66.0 Ma PreꞒ Ꞓ O S D C P T J K Pg N
Type	Geological formation
Unit of	McRae Group
Underlies	Jose Creek Member
Overlies	"Quaternary-Tertiary basalt flows and alluvium"
Lithology
Primary	Mudstone, "shale", sandstone
Location
Coordinates	33°12′N 107°06′W / 33.2°N 107.1°W
Approximate paleocoordinates	40°30′N 81°06′W / 40.5°N 81.1°W
Region	New Mexico
Country	United States
	Hall Lake Formation (the United States) Hall Lake Formation (New Mexico)

The Hall Lake Formation, formerly called the Hall Lake Member, is a geological formation in Sierra County, New Mexico preserving Lancian fauna, most notably dinosaurs. It is regarded as a member of the McRae Group, including the Elephant Butte and Staton-LaPoint locales.^[2]

^ Amato, Jeffrey M.; Mack, Greg H.; Jonell, Tara N.; Seager, William R.; Upchurch, Garland R. (2017-05-11). "Onset of the Laramide orogeny and associated magmatism in southern New Mexico based on U-Pb geochronology". Geological Society of America Bulletin: B31629.1. doi:10.1130/B31629.1. ISSN 0016-7606.
^ Vigla Formation at Paleobiodb.org

[1] Amato, Jeffrey M.; Mack, Greg H.; Jonell, Tara N.; Seager, William R.; Upchurch, Garland R. (2017-05-11). "Onset of the Laramide orogeny and associated magmatism in southern New Mexico based on U-Pb geochronology". Geological Society of America Bulletin: B31629.1. doi:10.1130/B31629.1. ISSN 0016-7606.

[:0-2] Vigla Formation at Paleobiodb.org

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