Moreno Hill Formation
Geologic formation in western New Mexico / From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
The Moreno Hill Formation is a geological formation in western New Mexico whose strata were deposited in the Late Cretaceous. Dinosaur remains are among the fossils that have been recovered from the formation.[2] The age of the formation is dated between approximately 90.9 to 88.6 million years ago based on detrital zircons.[1]
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Moreno Hill Formation | |
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Stratigraphic range: Turonian–Coniacian [1] | |
Type | Geological formation |
Underlies | Fence Lake Formation |
Overlies | Atarque Sandstone |
Thickness | 217 meters (712 ft) |
Lithology | |
Primary | Sandstone, Shale |
Other | Siltstone, Coal |
Location | |
Coordinates | 34.5893°N 108.7592°W / 34.5893; -108.7592 |
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Named for | Moreno Hill |
Named by | McLellan, Haschke, Robinson, Carter, and Medlin |
Year defined | 1983 |
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