Naco Formation

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Naco Formation
Stratigraphic range: Pennsylvanian
Type Formation
Lithology
Primary Limestone
Other Shale, siltstone
Location
Region Arizona
Country United States
Indian Gardens Paleo Site with the Naco Formation exposed and available to the public Indian Gardens Paleo Site with the Naco Formation exposed and available to the public.jpg
Indian Gardens Paleo Site with the Naco Formation exposed and available to the public

The Naco Formation is a geologic formation in Arizona. It preserves fossils dating back to the Pennsylvanian subperiod.

Indian Gardens Paleo Site approximately 12 miles east of Payson Arizona on highway 260 Indian Gardens Paleo Site approximately 12 miles east of Payso Arizona on highway 260.jpg
Indian Gardens Paleo Site approximately 12 miles east of Payson Arizona on highway 260

Fossils from the Kohls Ranch locality of Gila County, Arizona, include bivalve and gastropod molluscs, brachiopods, bryozoans, crinoids, cnidarians and chondrichthyan teeth. [1] [2]

Indian Gardens Paleo Site with species identification sign Indian Gardens Paleo Site with Species Identification Sign.jpg
Indian Gardens Paleo Site with species identification sign

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References

  1. Guide to Fossils of the Naco Formation, Kohl Ranch Area, Arizona, Arizona State
  2. Brew, D. C. and S. Beus, 1976, A Middle Pennsylvanian Fauna from the Naco Formation near Kohl Ranch, Central Arizona. Journal of Paleontology, v. 50: pp. 888-906