Naco Formation
Naco Formation Stratigraphic range: Pennsylvanian | |
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Type | Formation |
Lithology | |
Primary | Limestone |
Other | Shale, siltstone |
Location | |
Region | Arizona |
Country | United States |
![](http://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/2/22/Indian_Gardens_Paleo_Site_with_the_Naco_Formation_exposed_and_available_to_the_public.jpg/220px-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.
![](http://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/5/5b/Indian_Gardens_Paleo_Site_approximately_12_miles_east_of_Payso_Arizona_on_highway_260.jpg/220px-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 sharks teeth.[1][2]
![](http://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/a/ad/Indian_Gardens_Paleo_Site_with_Species_Identification_Sign.jpg/220px-Indian_Gardens_Paleo_Site_with_Species_Identification_Sign.jpg)
Indian Gardens Paleo Site with species identification sign
See also[]
References[]
- ^ 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.
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- Geologic formations of Arizona
- Carboniferous Arizona
- Pennsylvanian Series
- Carboniferous System of North America
- Carboniferous southern paleotropical deposits
- Western United States geologic formation stubs
- Arizona geography stubs
- Carboniferous stubs