Flechado Formation

Flechado Formation
Stratigraphic range:
Flechado Formation at its type section, Rio Pueblo Valley, New Mexico.
TypeFormation
UnderliesAlamitos Formation
OverliesTererro Formation
Thickness2,500 ft (760 m)
Lithology
PrimarySandstone, shale
OtherSiltstone, limestone, conglomerate
Location
Coordinates36°09′45″N 105°34′43″W / 36.1623943°N 105.5786314°W / 36.1623943; -105.5786314
RegionNew Mexico
CountryUnited States
Type section
Named forFlechado Creek
Named byP.K. Sutherland
Year defined1963
Flechado Formation (the United States)
Flechado Formation (New Mexico)
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The Flechado Formation is a geologic formation in the northern Sangre de Cristo Mountains of New Mexico. It preserves fossils dating back to the early to middle Pennsylvanian.

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