Naco Formation
Appearance
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Naco Formation | |
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Stratigraphic range: Pennsylvanian | |
Type | Formation |
Lithology | |
Primary | Limestone |
Other | Shale, siltstone |
Location | |
Region | Arizona |
Country | United States |

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

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

See also
[edit]References
[edit]- ^ Guide to Fossils of the Naco Formation, Kohl Ranch Area, Arizona, Arizona State
- ^ 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
- Various Contributors to the Paleobiology Database. "Fossilworks: Gateway to the Paleobiology Database". Retrieved 17 December 2021.[user-generated source?]
Categories:
- Geologic formations of Arizona
- Carboniferous Arizona
- Pennsylvanian Series
- Carboniferous System of North America
- Carboniferous southern paleotropical deposits
- Limestone formations of the United States
- Shale formations of the United States
- Siltstone formations
- Western United States geologic formation stubs
- Arizona geography stubs
- Carboniferous stubs