Todilto Formation | |
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Stratigraphic range: | |
Type | Formation |
Sub-units | Luciano Mesa Member, Tonque Arroyo Member |
Underlies | Beclabito Formation |
Overlies | Entrada Formation |
Thickness | 70 m (230 ft) |
Lithology | |
Primary | Gypsum |
Other | Calcareous shale |
Location | |
Coordinates | 35°54′40″N 108°57′22″W / 35.911°N 108.956°W |
Region | New Mexico |
Country | United States |
Type section | |
Named for | Todilto Park, San Juan Basin |
Named by | Herbert E. Gregory |
The Todilto Formation is a geologic formation in northern New Mexico and southeastern Colorado. It preserves fossils dating back to the Callovian stage of the middle Jurassic period.