Usage:
Carlos Sandstone Member of Wellborn Formation of Jackson Group (TX)
Geologic age:
early Tertiary (late Eocene)
Type section, locality, area and/or origin of name:
Type locality: about 0.5 mi north of road intersection at Carlos, Grimes Co., east-central TX (Russell, 1955).
AAPG geologic province:
Gulf Coast basin
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