Pajarito Formation | |
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Stratigraphic range: Albian ~ | |
Type | Formation |
Unit of | Dakota Group |
Underlies | Romeroville Sandstone, Graneros Shale. Dakota Sandstone |
Overlies | Mesa Rica Sandstone |
Thickness | up to 20 m (66 ft)[1] |
Lithology | |
Primary | Shale |
Other | Sandstone, siltstone |
Location | |
Coordinates | 35°04′43″N 103°47′59″W / 35.0787°N 103.7998°W |
Region | New Mexico, west Texas |
Country | United States |
Type section | |
Named by | Dobrovolny, Summerson, and Bates |
Year defined | 1947 |
The Pajarito Formation is a geologic formation in eastern New Mexico and west Texas. It preserves fossils dating back to the Albian Age of the Cretaceous Period.[2]