Escondido Formation

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Escondido Formation
Stratigraphic range: Late Cretaceous, 70.6–66.043  Ma
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Type Formation
Unit of Navarro Group [1]
Location
Region Texas & Coahuila
CountryFlag of Mexico.svg  Mexico & Flag of the United States (23px).png  United States
Escondido Formation stratigraphic column in Texas Austin Chalk stratigraphic column in Texas.png
Escondido Formation stratigraphic column in Texas

The Escondido Formation is a geologic formation in Texas and Coahuila, Mexico. It preserves fossils dating back to the Late Cretaceous period. [2]

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References

  1. "National Geologic Map Database entry: Escondido". ngmdb.usgs.gov. United States Geological Survey . Retrieved 8 November 2019.
  2. Various Contributors to the Paleobiology Database. "Fossilworks: Gateway to the Paleobiology Database". Archived from the original on 25 March 2022. Retrieved 17 December 2021.