Naco Formation Explained

Naco Formation
Type:Formation
Age:Pennsylvanian
Period:Pennsylvanian
Prilithology:Limestone
Otherlithology:Shale, siltstone
Region:Arizona
Country:United States

The Naco Formation is a geologic formation in Arizona. It preserves fossils dating back to the Pennsylvanian subperiod.

Fossils from the Kohls Ranch locality of Gila County, Arizona, include bivalve and gastropod molluscs, brachiopods, bryozoans, crinoids, cnidarians and chondrichthyan teeth.[1] [2]

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Notes and References

  1. http://www.savalli.us/BIO113/113downloads/FossilIDGuide.pdf Guide to Fossils of the Naco Formation, Kohl Ranch Area, Arizona, Arizona State
  2. 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