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Bell Canyon Formation
Stratigraphic range: Guadalupian
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TypeFormation
Unit ofDelaware Mountain Group
UnderliesCastile Formation
OverliesCherry Canyon Formation
Thickness200–300 m (660–980 ft)
Lithology
PrimarySandstone, siltstone
OtherLimestone
Location
Coordinates31°56′09″N 104°43′25″W / 31.9359°N 104.7237°W / 31.9359; -104.7237
RegionNew Mexico
Texas
CountryUnited States
Type section
Named forBell Canyon
Named byDeFord and Lloyd
Year defined1940
Bell Canyon Formation is located in the United States
Bell Canyon Formation
Bell Canyon Formation (the United States)
Bell Canyon Formation is located in Texas
Bell Canyon Formation
Bell Canyon Formation (Texas)

The Bell Canyon Formation is a geologic formation found in the Delaware Basin of southeastern New Mexico and western Texas. It contains fossils characteristic of the Guadalupian Age of the Permian Period.[1]

  1. ^ Kues & Giles 2004, p. 100.

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