Raton Formation

URI: https://gptkb.org/entity/Raton_Formation
GPTKB entity
Statements (21)
Predicate Object
gptkbp:instanceOf gptkb:geological_formation
gptkbp:contains gptkb:conglomerate
gptkb:coal
gptkb:stone
gptkbp:country gptkb:United_States
gptkbp:firstDescribed gptkb:R.C._Hills
1888
gptkbp:fossilZone gptkb:Cretaceous–Paleogene_boundary
gptkbp:locatedIn gptkb:Colorado
gptkb:New_Mexico
gptkbp:namedFor gptkb:Raton,_New_Mexico
gptkbp:notableFor gptkb:K–Pg_boundary_clay_layer
gptkbp:overlies gptkb:Vermejo_Formation
gptkbp:period Cretaceous
Paleogene
gptkbp:region gptkb:Raton_Basin
gptkbp:thickness up to 500 meters
gptkbp:underlies gptkb:Poison_Canyon_Formation
gptkbp:bfsParent gptkb:Raton_Basin
gptkbp:bfsLayer 7
https://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label Raton Formation