Buda Limestone
Cretaceous formations in Texas and New Mexico / From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
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The Buda Limestone is a geological formation in the High Plains and Trans-Pecos regions of West Texas[1] and in southern New Mexico,[2] whose strata date back to the Late Cretaceous. Pterosaur remains are among the fossils that have been recovered from the formation.[3]
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Buda Limestone | |
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Stratigraphic range: Late Cretaceous Cenomanian | |
Type | Geological formation |
Unit of | Washita Group |
Underlies | Eagle Ford Group, Woodbine Formation, Boquillas Formation |
Overlies | Del Rio Formation and Grayson Formation |
Thickness | 100 feet (30 m) |
Lithology | |
Primary | Limestone |
Location | |
Coordinates | 30.0849°N 97.8507°W / 30.0849; -97.8507 |
Region | North America |
Country | United States |
Type section | |
Named for | Buda, Texas |
Named by | T.W. Vaughan |
Year defined | 1900 |
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