| Garita Creek Formation | |
|---|---|
| Stratigraphic range: | |
| Type | Formation |
| Unit of | Chinle Group |
| Underlies | Trujillo Formation |
| Overlies | Santa Rosa Formation |
| Thickness | 122–152 meters (400–499 ft) |
| Lithology | |
| Primary | Shale |
| Location | |
| Coordinates | 35°17′59″N 104°25′11″W / 35.2998°N 104.4198°W |
| Region | New Mexico |
| Country | United States |
| Type section | |
| Named for | Garita Creek |
| Named by | Lucas and Hunt |
| Year defined | 1989 |
  Garita Creek Formation (the United States)  Garita Creek Formation (New Mexico) | |
The Garita Creek Formation is a geologic formation in New Mexico that contains vertebrate fossils characteristic of the Carnian Age of the late Triassic .[1]
The formation may be synonymous with the Tecovas Formation in Texas.[2]