Contadero Formation

Contadero Formation
Stratigraphic range:
TypeFormation
Sub-unitsSalinas Peak Member, Thurgood Member, Rhodes Canyon Member.[2]
UnderliesLake Valley Formation
OverliesSly Gap Formation
Lithology
PrimaryLimestone, shale
OtherSiltstone
Location
Coordinates33°11′34″N 106°37′50″W / 33.192743°N 106.630494°W / 33.192743; -106.630494
RegionNew Mexico
CountryUnited States
Type section
Named byF.V. Stevenson
Year defined1945
Contadero Formation (the United States)
Contadero Formation (New Mexico)

The Contadero Formation is a geologic formation in the San Andres Mountains of New Mexico. It preserves fossils dating back to the late Devonian period.

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