Usage:
Cuervo Sandstone Member of Chinle Formation (NM)
Geologic age:
Triassic, Late
Type section, locality, area and/or origin of name:
Type section: in sec. 4, T. 12 N., R. 25 E., San Miguel Co., NM. Named from Cuervo Creek and town of Cuervo (Kelley, 1972).
AAPG geologic province:
Palo Duro basin
For more information, please contact Nancy Stamm, Geologic Names Committee Secretary.
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