title: List of fossiliferous stratigraphic units in New Mexico
text: # List of fossiliferous stratigraphic units in New Mexico
  
  This article contains a list of fossil-bearing stratigraphic units in the state of New Mexico, U.S.
  
  ## Sites
  
  | Group or Formation | Period |
  | - | - |
  | Abiquiu Formation | Neogene |
  | Abo Formation | Permian |
  | Abo Group/Cutler Formation | Permian, Carboniferous |
  | Alamitos Formation | Carboniferous |
  | Aleman Formation | Ordovician |
  | Armendaris Group/Elephant Butte Formation | Carboniferous |
  | Armendaris Group/Garcia Formation | Carboniferous |
  | Armendaris Group/Whiskey Canyon Limestone | Carboniferous |
  | Arroyo Penasco Group | Mississippian |
  | Arroyo del Agua Formation | Permian |
  | Atarque Sandstone | Cretaceous |
  | Atrasado Formation | Pennsylvanian |
  | Baca Formation | Paleogene |
  | Bar B Formation | Carboniferous |
  | Bell Canyon Formation | Permian |
  | Bolander Formation | Carboniferous |
  | Bone Spring Formation | Permian |
  | Buda Limestone | Cretaceous |
  | Bursum Formation | Carboniferous |
  | Caballero Formation | Carboniferous |
  | Camp Rice Formation | Pliocene-Pleistocene |
  | Capitan Formation | Permian |
  | Carthage Formation | Cretaceous |
  | Chamita Formation | Neogene |
  | Cherry Canyon Formation | Permian |
  | Chinle Formation | Triassic |
  | Chinle Group/Bluewater Creek Formation | Triassic |
  | Chinle Group/Bull Canyon Formation | Triassic |
  | Chinle Group/Garita Creek Formation | Triassic |
  | Chinle Group/Pedro Arroyo Formation | Triassic |
  | Chinle Group/Petrified Forest Member | Triassic |
  | Chinle Group/Redonda Formation | Triassic |
  | Chinle Group/Salitral Formation | Triassic |
  | Chinle Group/San Pedro Arroyo Formation | Triassic |
  | Chinle Group/Santa Rosa Formation | Triassic |
  | Chinle Group/Sheep Pen Sandstone | Triassic |
  | Chinle Group/Sloan Canyon Formation | Triassic |
  | Chinle Group/Trujillo Formation | Triassic |
  | Colorado Group/Carlile Shale | Cretaceous |
  | Colorado Group/Niobrara Formation | Cretaceous |
  | Contadero Formation | Devonian |
  | Crevasse Canyon Formation | Cretaceous |
  | Cub Mountain Formation | Paleogene |
  | Cutter Dolomite | Ordovician |
  | Dakota Formation | Cretaceous |
  | Dakota Formation | Cretaceous |
  | Dakota Sandstone | Cretaceous |
  | Dakota Group/Mesa Rica Sandstone | Cretaceous |
  | Dakota Group/Pajarito Formation | Cretaceous |
  | Dalton Sandstone | Cretaceous |
  | Dawson Arkose | Paleogene |
  | Del Norte Formation | Cretaceous |
  | Diamond Trail Formation | Paleogene |
  | Dockum Formation | Triassic |
  | Dockum Group/Bull Canyon Formation | Triassic |
  | Edith Formation | United States |
  | El Cobre Canyon Formation | Pennsylvanian to Permian |
  | El Paso Group/Cook Formation | Ordovician |
  | El Paso Group/Cooks Formation | Ordovician |
  | El Paso Group/Florida Formation | Ordovician |
  | El Paso Group/José Formation | Ordovician |
  | El Paso Group/Mud Springs Formation | Ordovician |
  | El Paso Group/Mud Springs Mountain Formation | Ordovician |
  | El Paso Group/Padre Formation | Ordovician |
  | El Paso Group/Scenic Drive Formation | Ordovician |
  | El Paso Group/Sierrite Formation | Ordovician |
  | El Paso Group/Victorio Formation | Ordovician |
  | Finlay Formation | Cretaceous |
  | Fite Ranch Sandstone | Cretaceous |
  | Flechado Formation | Carboniferous |
  | Fort Union Formation | Paleogene |
  | Fruitland Formation | Cretaceous |
  | Galisteo Formation | Paleogene |
  | Garita Creek Formation | Triassic |
  | Gila Formation | Neogene |
  | Gila Conglomerate Formation | Pliocene – Pleistocene |
  | Gray Mesa Formation | Pennsylvanian |
  | Green Canyon Group/Apodaca Formation | Carboniferous |
  | Green Canyon Group/Arrey Formation | Carboniferous |
  | Greenhorn Limestone | Cretaceous |
  | Gym Formation | Permian |
  | Hart Mine Formation | Paleogene |
  | Holder Formation | Carboniferous |
  | Hueco Formation | Permian |
  | Kelly Limestone | Carboniferous |
  | Kirtland Formation | Cretaceous |
  | La Pasada Formation | Carboniferous |
  | Laborcita Formation | Permian |
  | Lake Valley Formation | Carboniferous |
  | Lewis Shale | Cretaceous |
  | Madera Formation | Permian, Carboniferous |
  | Madera Group/Wild Cow Formation | Carboniferous |
  | Mancos Shale | Cretaceous |
  | Mancos Group/Gullup Formation | Cretaceous |
  | Manzano Formation | Permian |
  | McRae Formation | Cretaceous |
  | Menefee Formation | Cretaceous |
  | Mesaverde Formation | Cretaceous |
  | Mesaverde Group/Crevasse Canyon Formation | Cretaceous |
  | Mesaverde Group/Menefee Formation | Cretaceous |
  | Mesilla Valley Formation | Cretaceous |
  | Mesilla Valley Shale | Cretaceous |
  | Moenkopi Formation | Triassic |
  | Mojado Formation | Cretaceous |
  | Montoya Group/Aleman Formation | Ordovician |
  | Montoya Group/Cutter Formation | Ordovician |
  | Montoya Group/Second Value Formation | Ordovician |
  | Moreno Hill Formation | Cretaceous |
  | Morrison Formation | Jurassic |
  | Mud Springs Group/Cuchillo Negro Formation | Carboniferous |
  | Mud Springs Group/Fra Cristobal Formation | Carboniferous |
  | Muleros Formation | Cretaceous |
  | Nacimiento Formation | Paleogene, Cretaceous |
  | Niobrara Formation | Cretaceous |
  | Ojo Alamo Formation | Cretaceous |
  | Onate Formation | Devonian |
  | Osha Canyon Formation | Bashkirian |
  | Palm Peak Formation | Paleogene |
  | Palomas Formation | Neogene |
  | Panther Seep Formation | Carboniferous |
  | Percha Shale | Devonian |
  | Pictured Cliffs Sandstone | Cretaceous |
  | Pierre Shale | Cretaceous |
  | Point Lookout Formation | Cretaceous |
  | Popotosa Formation | Neogene |
  | Puerco Formation | Paleogene |
  | Raton Formation | Paleogene, Cretaceous |
  | Red Tanks Formation | Pennsylvanian |
  | Rincon Valley Formation | Neogene |
  | Ringbone Formation | Cretaceous |
  | Rubio Peak Formation | Paleogene |
  | San Andres Formation | Permian |
  | San Jose Formation | Paleogene |
  | Sandia Formation | Pennsylvanian |
  | Sandstone of Inman Ranch | Paleogene |
  | Sangre de Cristo Formation | Permian |
  | Santa Fe Formation | Neogene |
  | Santa Fe Formation | Neogene |
  | Santa Rosa Formation | Triassic |
  | Second Value Dolomite | Ordovician |
  | Seven Rivers Formation | Permian |
  | Shalem Colony Formation | Permian |
  | Sierra Ladrones Formation | Neogene |
  | Sloan Canyon Formation | Triassic |
  | Sly Gap Formation | Devonian |
  | Smeltertown Formation | Cretaceous |
  | Summerville Formation | Jurassic |
  | Tansill Formation | Permian |
  | Tererro Formation | Carboniferous |
  | Tesuque Formation | Neogene |
  | Throughgood Formation | Devonian |
  | Todilto Formation | Jurassic |
  | Travesser Formation | Triassic |
  | Tucumcari Formation | Cretaceous |
  | Wasatch Formation | Paleogene |
  | Wild Cow Formation | Carboniferous |
  | Yates Formation | Permian |
  | Yeso Formation | Permian |
  | Zia Formation | Neogene |
  