The Quartermaster Formation is a geologic formation in Texas. It preserves fossils dating back to the Permian period.[1]
| Quartermaster Formation | |
|---|---|
| Stratigraphic range: Changhsingian ~ | |
| Type | Formation |
| Sub-units | Doxey Member |
| Lithology | |
| Primary | Dolomite |
| Location | |
| Coordinates | 34°36′N 101°12′W / 34.6°N 101.2°W |
| Approximate paleocoordinates | 2°42′N 30°42′W / 2.7°N 30.7°W |
| Region | Texas |
| Country |  United States |
  Quartermaster Formation (the United States)  Quartermaster Formation (Texas) | |
See also
editReferences
edit- ^ Quartermaster Formation at Fossilworks.org
Further reading
edit- R. Roth, N.D. Newell, and B.H. Burma. 1941. Permian pelecypods in the lower Quartermaster Formation, Texas. Journal of Paleontology 15(3):312-317
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