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Galisteo Formation
Stratigraphic range: Duchesnean
~42–38 Ma
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Galisteo Formation near Espinaso Ridge, New Mexico
TypeFormation
UnderliesEspinaso Formation
OverliesDiamond Tail Formation
AreaGalisteo Basin
Thickness979 m (3,212 ft)
Lithology
PrimarySandstone
OtherMudstone
Location
Coordinates35°23′29″N 105°58′36″W / 35.3914561°N 105.9767794°W / 35.3914561; -105.9767794
Approximate paleocoordinates37°24′N 97°24′W / 37.4°N 97.4°W / 37.4; -97.4
RegionNew Mexico
CountryGalisteo Formation United States
Type section
Named forGalisteo Creek
Named byHayden
Year defined1869
Galisteo Formation is located in the United States
Galisteo Formation
Galisteo Formation (the United States)
Galisteo Formation is located in New Mexico
Galisteo Formation
Galisteo Formation (New Mexico)

The Galisteo Formation is a geologic formation in New Mexico. It contains fossils characteristic of the Bartonian stage of the Eocene epoch, Duchesnean in the NALMA classification.[1]

  1. ^ Galisteo Formation at Fossilworks.org

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