Trujillo Formation | |
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Stratigraphic range: Late Triassic, | |
Trujillo Formation in Texas | |
Type | Formation |
Unit of | Dockum Group |
Overlies | Tecovas Formation |
Thickness | 45–210 feet (14–64 m) |
Lithology | |
Primary | Sandstone |
Other | conglomerate, mudstone |
Location | |
Coordinates | 35°15′00″N 103°01′54″W / 35.2501°N 103.0318°W |
Region | Texas New Mexico |
Country | United States |
Type section | |
Named for | Trujillo Creek |
Named by | C.N. Gould |
Year defined | 1907 |
The Trujillo Formation is a geologic formation in Texas[1] and New Mexico.[2] It preserves fossils dating back to the upper Triassic period.[2] It is also known as the Trujillo Sandstone.