Artesia Group
The Artesia Group is a group of geologic formations found in southeastern New Mexico and west Texas. These preserve fossils from the Leonardian to Guadalupian Epochs of the Permian Period.
| Artesia Group | |
|---|---|
| Stratigraphic range: | |
| Type | Group |
| Sub-units | Grayburg Formation, Queen Formation, Seven Rivers Formation, Yates Formation, Tansill Formation |
| Underlies | Triassic units |
| Overlies | San Andres Formation |
| Thickness | 139–1,710 feet (42–521 m) |
| Lithology | |
| Primary | Limestone, dolomite |
| Other | Sandstone |
| Location | |
| Coordinates | 32.893°N 104.011°W |
| Region | New Mexico |
| Country | United States |
| Type section | |
| Named for | Artesia, New Mexico |
| Named by | Tait, Motts, and Spitler |
| Year defined | 1962 |
Artesia Group (the United States) Artesia Group (New Mexico) | |
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