Brushy Basin Member of Morrison Formation (AZ*,CO*,NM*,UT*)
Jackpile Bed (NM).
Late Jurassic*; locally Early Cretaceous*
Named from exposures in Brushy Basin, near Blanding, San Juan Co., southeastern UT (US geologic names lexicon, USGS Bull. 1200).
Black Mesa basin*
Paradox basin*
San Juan basin*
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