McRae Group
The McRae Group is a geological group exposed in southern New Mexico whose strata, including layers of the Hall Lake Formation and Jose Creek Formation, date to the Late Cretaceous. Dinosaur remains are among the fossils that have been recovered from this unit.
| McRae Group | |
|---|---|
| Stratigraphic range: Maastrichtian (Lancian) ~ | |
McRae Group near its type location, Elephant Butte Reservoir, New Mexico, USA. The light bands are "bathtub rings" from stands of the reservoir. | |
| Type | Geological formation |
| Sub-units | Hall Lake Formation, Jose Creek Formation, Double Canyon Formation |
| Underlies | Love Ranch Formation |
| Overlies | Mesaverde Group |
| Thickness | 3,000 ft (910 m) |
| Lithology | |
| Primary | Sandstone, shale, conglomerate |
| Other | Tuff |
| Location | |
| Coordinates | 33.197°N 107.167°W |
| Approximate paleocoordinates | 40.4°N 85.7°W |
| Region | New Mexico |
| Country | United States |
| Type section | |
| Named for | Fort McRae |
| Named by | Kelley & Silver |
| Year defined | 1952 |
McRae Group (the United States) McRae Group (New Mexico) | |
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