Yeso Group
The Yeso Group is a group of geologic formations in New Mexico. It contains fossils characteristic of the Kungurian Age of the early Permian Period.
| Yeso Group | |
|---|---|
| Stratigraphic range: | |
Yeso Group at its type location northeast of Socorro, New Mexico, USA | |
| Type | Group |
| Sub-units | See text |
| Underlies | Glorieta Sandstone |
| Overlies | Abo Formation |
| Thickness | Up to 309 m (1,014 ft) |
| Lithology | |
| Primary | Sandstone |
| Other | Gypsum |
| Location | |
| Coordinates | 34.1659°N 106.7465°W |
| Approximate paleocoordinates | 4.8°N 34.4°W |
| Region | New Mexico |
| Country | United States |
| Type section | |
| Named for | Mesa del Yeso |
| Named by | W.T. Lee |
| Year defined | 1909 |
| Coordinates | 34.2017512°N 106.7754422°W |
Yeso Group (New Mexico) | |
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