Tucumcari Formation | |
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Stratigraphic range: | |
Type | Formation |
Underlies | Mesa Rica Sandstone |
Overlies | Morrison Formation |
Lithology | |
Primary | Shale |
Other | Sandstone |
Location | |
Coordinates | 35°07′59″N 103°42′30″W / 35.1329442°N 103.7083319°W |
Region | New Mexico |
Country | United States |
Type section | |
Named for | Mount Tucumcari |
Named by | Dobrovolny and Summerson |
Year defined | 1947 |
The Tucumcari Formation is a geologic formation in New Mexico. It preserves fossils dating back to the Albian Age of the early Cretaceous period.[1][2][3]