Pajarito Formation
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]
| Pajarito Formation Stratigraphic range: Albian | |
|---|---|
| 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 |
See also
- List of dinosaur-bearing rock formations
Footnotes
- Geolex
- Weishampel, et al. (2004). "Dinosaur distribution." Pp. 517-607.
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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