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Curtis Formation
Stratigraphic range: Callovian
PreꞒ
O
S
D
C
P
T
J
K
Pg
N
Curtis Formation type
TypeFormation
Unit ofSan Rafael Group
UnderliesSummerville Formation
OverliesEntrada Sandstone
Lithology
PrimarySandstone
OtherMudstone, limestone
Location
Coordinates39°07′36″N 110°26′51″W / 39.126665°N 110.447615°W / 39.126665; -110.447615
RegionUtah
CountryUnited States
Type section
Named forCurtis Point, Emery County, Utah
Named byGilluly and Reeside
Year defined1928
Light-colored beds of the Curtis Formation in abrupt contact with the underlying Entrada Formation. This contact marks the J3 unconformity,

The Curtis Formation is a geologic formation in Utah. It preserves fossils dating back to the Callovian age of the Jurassic period.

Curtis Point, namesake for the Curtis Formation visible as the light gray strata.

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