Usage:
Fresno Formation of [†?]Bofecillos Group (TX)
Geologic age:
Oligocene
Type section, locality, area and/or origin of name:
Fresno Canyon, 7 mi north of Fresno Creek bridge, Presidio Co., southwestern TX (Maxwell and Dietrich, 1965; Dietrich, 1966).
AAPG geologic province:
Permian basin
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