List of fossiliferous stratigraphic units in New Mexico

This article contains a list of fossil-bearing stratigraphic units in the state of New Mexico, U.S.

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Group or Formation	Period	Notes
Abiquiu Formation	Neogene
Abo Formation	Permian
Abo Group/Cutler Formation	Permian, Carboniferous
Alamitos Formation	Carboniferous
Aleman Formation	Ordovician
Armendaris Group/Elephant Butte Formation	Carboniferous
Armendaris Group/Garcia Formation	Carboniferous
Armendaris Group/Whiskey Canyon Limestone	Carboniferous
Arroyo Penasco Group	Mississippian
Arroyo del Agua Formation	Permian
Atarque Sandstone	Cretaceous
Atrasado Formation	Pennsylvanian
Baca Formation	Paleogene
Bar B Formation	Carboniferous
Bell Canyon Formation	Permian
Bolander Formation	Carboniferous
Bone Spring Formation	Permian
Buda Limestone	Cretaceous
Bursum Formation	Carboniferous
Caballero Formation	Carboniferous
Camp Rice Formation	Pliocene-Pleistocene
Capitan Formation	Permian
Carthage Formation	Cretaceous
Chamita Formation	Neogene
Cherry Canyon Formation	Permian
Chinle Formation	Triassic
Chinle Group/Bluewater Creek Formation	Triassic
Chinle Group/Bull Canyon Formation	Triassic
Chinle Group/Garita Creek Formation	Triassic
Chinle Group/Pedro Arroyo Formation	Triassic
Chinle Group/Petrified Forest Member	Triassic
Chinle Group/Redonda Formation	Triassic
Chinle Group/Salitral Formation	Triassic
Chinle Group/San Pedro Arroyo Formation	Triassic
Chinle Group/Santa Rosa Formation	Triassic
Chinle Group/Sheep Pen Sandstone	Triassic
Chinle Group/Sloan Canyon Formation	Triassic
Chinle Group/Trujillo Formation	Triassic
Colorado Group/Carlile Shale	Cretaceous
Colorado Group/Niobrara Formation	Cretaceous
Contadero Formation	Devonian
Crevasse Canyon Formation	Cretaceous
Cub Mountain Formation	Paleogene
Cutter Dolomite	Ordovician
Dakota Formation	Cretaceous
Dakota Formation	Cretaceous
Dakota Sandstone	Cretaceous
Dakota Group/Mesa Rica Sandstone	Cretaceous
Dakota Group/Pajarito Formation	Cretaceous
Dalton Sandstone	Cretaceous
Dawson Arkose	Paleogene
Del Norte Formation	Cretaceous
Diamond Trail Formation	Paleogene
Dockum Formation	Triassic
Dockum Group/Bull Canyon Formation	Triassic
Edith Formation	United States
El Cobre Canyon Formation	Pennsylvanian to Permian
El Paso Group/Cook Formation	Ordovician
El Paso Group/Cooks Formation	Ordovician
El Paso Group/Florida Formation	Ordovician
El Paso Group/José Formation	Ordovician
El Paso Group/Mud Springs Formation	Ordovician
El Paso Group/Mud Springs Mountain Formation	Ordovician
El Paso Group/Padre Formation	Ordovician
El Paso Group/Scenic Drive Formation	Ordovician
El Paso Group/Sierrite Formation	Ordovician
El Paso Group/Victorio Formation	Ordovician
Finlay Formation	Cretaceous
Fite Ranch Sandstone	Cretaceous
Flechado Formation	Carboniferous
Fort Union Formation	Paleogene
Fruitland Formation	Cretaceous
Galisteo Formation	Paleogene
Garita Creek Formation	Triassic
Gila Formation	Neogene
Gila Conglomerate Formation	Pliocene – Pleistocene
Gray Mesa Formation	Pennsylvanian
Green Canyon Group/Apodaca Formation	Carboniferous
Green Canyon Group/Arrey Formation	Carboniferous
Greenhorn Limestone	Cretaceous
Gym Formation	Permian
Hart Mine Formation	Paleogene
Holder Formation	Carboniferous
Hueco Formation	Permian
Kelly Limestone	Carboniferous
Kirtland Formation	Cretaceous
La Pasada Formation	Carboniferous
Laborcita Formation	Permian
Lake Valley Formation	Carboniferous
Lewis Shale	Cretaceous
Madera Formation	Permian, Carboniferous
Madera Group/Wild Cow Formation	Carboniferous
Mancos Shale	Cretaceous
Mancos Group/Gullup Formation	Cretaceous
Manzano Formation	Permian
McRae Formation	Cretaceous
Menefee Formation	Cretaceous
Mesaverde Formation	Cretaceous
Mesaverde Group/Crevasse Canyon Formation	Cretaceous
Mesaverde Group/Menefee Formation	Cretaceous
Mesilla Valley Formation	Cretaceous
Mesilla Valley Shale	Cretaceous
Moenkopi Formation	Triassic
Mojado Formation	Cretaceous
Montoya Group/Aleman Formation	Ordovician
Montoya Group/Cutter Formation	Ordovician
Montoya Group/Second Value Formation	Ordovician
Moreno Hill Formation	Cretaceous
Morrison Formation	Jurassic
Mud Springs Group/Cuchillo Negro Formation	Carboniferous
Mud Springs Group/Fra Cristobal Formation	Carboniferous
Muleros Formation	Cretaceous
Nacimiento Formation	Paleogene, Cretaceous
Niobrara Formation	Cretaceous
Ojo Alamo Formation	Cretaceous
Onate Formation	Devonian
Osha Canyon Formation	Bashkirian
Palm Peak Formation	Paleogene
Palomas Formation	Neogene
Panther Seep Formation	Carboniferous
Percha Shale	Devonian
Pictured Cliffs Sandstone	Cretaceous
Pierre Shale	Cretaceous
Point Lookout Formation	Cretaceous
Popotosa Formation	Neogene
Puerco Formation	Paleogene
Raton Formation	Paleogene, Cretaceous
Red Tanks Formation	Pennsylvanian
Rincon Valley Formation	Neogene
Ringbone Formation	Cretaceous
Rubio Peak Formation	Paleogene
San Andres Formation	Permian
San Jose Formation	Paleogene
Sandia Formation	Pennsylvanian
Sandstone of Inman Ranch	Paleogene
Sangre de Cristo Formation	Permian
Santa Fe Formation	Neogene
Santa Fe Formation	Neogene
Santa Rosa Formation	Triassic
Second Value Dolomite	Ordovician
Seven Rivers Formation	Permian
Shalem Colony Formation	Permian
Sierra Ladrones Formation	Neogene
Sloan Canyon Formation	Triassic
Sly Gap Formation	Devonian
Smeltertown Formation	Cretaceous
Summerville Formation	Jurassic
Tansill Formation	Permian
Tererro Formation	Carboniferous
Tesuque Formation	Neogene
Throughgood Formation	Devonian
Todilto Formation	Jurassic
Travesser Formation	Triassic
Tucumcari Formation	Cretaceous
Wasatch Formation	Paleogene
Wild Cow Formation	Carboniferous
Yates Formation	Permian
Yeso Formation	Permian
Zia Formation	Neogene

See also

• Paleontology in New Mexico

References

• Various Contributors to the Paleobiology Database. "Fossilworks: Gateway to the Paleobiology Database". Retrieved 17 December 2021.