Yates Formation

Yates Formation
Stratigraphic range:
Yates (yellow sandstone) and Tansill (white limestone)
Yates Formation underlying the Tansill Formation
TypeFormation
Unit ofArtesia Group
UnderliesTansill Formation
OverliesSeven Rivers Formation
Thickness266 feet (81 m)
Lithology
PrimarySandstone
Location
Coordinates32°24′N 104°17′W / 32.40°N 104.29°W / 32.40; -104.29
RegionNew Mexico
CountryUnited States
Type section
Named forYates oil field
Named byGester and Hawley
Year defined1927
Yates Formation (the United States)
Yates Formation (New Mexico)

The Yates Formation is a geologic formation in southeast New Mexico and west Texas. It preserves fossils dating back to the late Guadalupian Age of the Permian period.

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