Hermosa Group | |
Type: | Group |
Age: | Carboniferous |
Prilithology: | mudstone |
Otherlithology: | shale, limestone |
Namedfor: | Hermosa Creek |
Namedby: | Cross and Spencer |
Year Ts: | 1899 |
Region: | Utah |
Country: | United States |
Coordinates: | 37.431°N -107.837°W |
Subunits: | Honaker Trail Formation Paradox Formation Pinkerton Trail Formation |
Underlies: | Cutler Group |
Overlies: | Molas Formation |
The Hermosa Group is a group of geologic formations in Utah and Colorado. It preserves fossils dating back to the Carboniferous period.