La Pasada Formation
| La Pasada Formation | |
|---|---|
| Stratigraphic range: | |
La Pasada Formation at its type section at Dalton's Bluff | |
| Type | Formation |
| Underlies | Alamitos Formation |
| Overlies | Tererro Formation |
| Thickness | 973 ft (297 m) |
| Lithology | |
| Primary | Limestone |
| Other | Shale |
| Location | |
| Coordinates | 35°39′43″N 105°41′35″W / 35.662°N 105.693°W |
| Region | New Mexico |
| Country | United States |
| Type section | |
| Named for | Upper La Pasada (abandoned Spanish settlement) |
| Named by | P.K. Sutherland |
| Year defined | 1963 |
The La Pasada Formation is a geologic formation in the southern Sangre de Cristo Mountains of New Mexico. It preserves fossils dating back to the early to middle Pennsylvanian.