Buda Limestone
The Buda Limestone is a geological formation in the High Plains and Trans-Pecos regions of West Texas and in southern New Mexico, whose strata date back to the Late Cretaceous. Pterosaur remains are among the fossils that have been recovered from the formation.
| Buda Limestone | |
|---|---|
| Stratigraphic range: Late Cretaceous | |
| Type | Geological formation |
| Unit of | Washita Group |
| Underlies | Eagle Ford Group, Woodbine Formation, Boquillas Formation |
| Overlies | Del Rio Formation and Grayson Formation |
| Thickness | 100 feet (30 m) |
| Lithology | |
| Primary | Limestone |
| Location | |
| Coordinates | 30.0849°N 97.8507°W |
| Region | North America |
| Country | United States |
| Type section | |
| Named for | Buda, Texas |
| Named by | T.W. Vaughan |
| Year defined | 1900 |
Buda Limestone (the United States) Buda Limestone (Texas) | |
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