Pajarito Formation
Pajarito Formation Stratigraphic range: Albian | |
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Type | Formation |
Underlies | Romeroville Sandstone, Graneros Shale. Dakota sandstone |
Overlies | Mesa Rica Sandstone |
Thickness | up to 20 m [1] |
Lithology | |
Other | sandstone, siltstone, and shale |
Location | |
Region | New Mexico, west Texas |
The Pajarito Formation is a Mesozoic geologic formation in eastern New Mexico and west Texas, primarily shale. Indeterminate fossil ornithischian tracks have been reported from the formation.[2]
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References
- Weishampel, David B.; Dodson, Peter; and Osmólska, Halszka (eds.): The Dinosauria, 2nd, Berkeley: University of California Press. 861 pp. ISBN 0-520-24209-2.
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