Mesa Rica Sandstone | |
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Stratigraphic range: | |
Type | Formation |
Unit of | Dakota Group |
Underlies | Pajarito Formation |
Overlies | Tucumcari Shale, Glencairn Formation |
Thickness | 33 meters (108 ft) |
Lithology | |
Primary | Sandstone |
Location | |
Coordinates | 35°13′37″N 104°13′23″W / 35.227°N 104.223°W |
Region | New Mexico, Oklahoma |
Country | United States |
Type section | |
Named for | Mesa Rica |
Named by | Dobrovolny, Summerson, and Bates |
Year defined | 1947 |
The Mesa Rica Sandstone is a geologic formation in Oklahoma and New Mexico. It preserves fossils dating back to the Cretaceous period.[1]