Quartermaster Formation Explained

Quartermaster Formation
Type:	Formation
Age:	Changhsingian ~
Period:	Changhsingian
Prilithology:	Dolomite
Region:	Texas
Coordinates:	34.6°N -101.2°W
Paleocoordinates:	2.7°N -30.7°W
Subunits:	Doxey Member

The Quartermaster Formation is a geologic formation in Texas. It preserves fossils dating back to the Permian period.^[1]

See also

• List of fossiliferous stratigraphic units in Texas
• Paleontology in Texas

Further reading

• R. Roth, N.D. Newell, and B.H. Burma. 1941. Permian pelecypods in the lower Quartermaster Formation, Texas. Journal of Paleontology 15(3):312-317

Notes and References

1. http://www.fossilworks.org/cgi-bin/bridge.pl?action=displayStrata&geological_group=&formation=Quartermaster&group_formation_member=Quartermaster Quartermaster Formation