Naco Formation

Naco Formation
Stratigraphic range: Pennsylvanian
TypeFormation
Lithology
PrimaryLimestone
OtherShale, siltstone
Location
RegionArizona
CountryUnited States
Indian Gardens Paleo Site with the Naco Formation exposed and available to the public

The Naco Formation is a geologic formation in Arizona. It preserves fossils dating back to the Pennsylvanian subperiod.

Indian Gardens Paleo Site approximately 12 miles east of Payson Arizona on highway 260

Fossils from the Kohls Ranch locality of Gila County, Arizona, include bivalve and gastropod molluscs, brachiopods, bryozoans, crinoids, cnidarians and chondrichthyan teeth.[1][2]

Indian Gardens Paleo Site with species identification sign
  1. ^ Guide to Fossils of the Naco Formation, Kohl Ranch Area, Arizona, Arizona State
  2. ^ Brew, D. C. and S. Beus, 1976, A Middle Pennsylvanian Fauna from the Naco Formation near Kohl Ranch, Central Arizona. Journal of Paleontology, v. 50: pp. 888-906