Pajarito Formation

Pajarito Formation
Stratigraphic range: Albian
~112–100 Ma
Pajarito Formation beds (lower left) in road cut on I-25, Romeroville, New Mexico, USA
TypeFormation
Unit ofDakota Group
UnderliesRomeroville Sandstone, Graneros Shale. Dakota Sandstone
OverliesMesa Rica Sandstone
Thicknessup to 20 m (66 ft)[1]
Lithology
PrimaryShale
OtherSandstone, siltstone
Location
Coordinates35°04′43″N 103°47′59″W / 35.0787°N 103.7998°W / 35.0787; -103.7998
RegionNew Mexico, west Texas
Country United States
Type section
Named byDobrovolny, Summerson, and Bates
Year defined1947
Pajarito Formation is located in the United States
Pajarito Formation
Pajarito Formation (the United States)
Pajarito Formation is located in New Mexico
Pajarito Formation
Pajarito Formation (New Mexico)

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]