San Carlos Formation
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| San Carlos Formation | |
|---|---|
| Stratigraphic range: | |
 Exposures of San Carlos Formation at Rancho Don Chuy, Aldama Municipality, Chihuahua. | |
| Type | Geological formation |
| Underlies | Caracol Formation |
| Overlies | Picacho Formation |
| Lithology | |
| Primary | Sandstone |
| Other | Shale |
| Location | |
| Region | North America |
| Country | Mexico, United States |
| Type section | |
| Named for | San Carlos Mine |
| Named by | Vaughan, T.W.[1] |
The San Carlos Formation is a geological formation in west Texas and east Chihuahua whose strata date back to the Campanian stage of the Late Cretaceous.[2] Dinosaur remains are among the fossils that have been recovered from the formation.[3]
- Javelinoxylon deca[4]
- Agathoxylon sp.[5]
- Paraphyllanthoxylon anasazi[5]
Vertebrate paleofauna
- Gryposaurus sp.
- Kritosaurus sp. (Gryposaurus sp.)
- Stegoceras sp.
- Deinosuchus sp.
