Cathedral Mountain Formation
| Cathedral Mountain Formation | |
|---|---|
| Stratigraphic range: Permian | |
| Type | Formation |
| Location | |
| Location | Brewster County, Texas |
| Coordinates | 30°18′29″N 103°15′58″W / 30.308°N 103.266°W |
| Region | Trans-Pecos |
| Country | United States |
| Type section | |
| Location | Cathedral Mountain |
| Coordinates | 30°19′00″N 103°21′00″W / 30.31666°N 103.35000°W |
The Cathedral Mountain Formation is a geologic formation in Texas.[1][2] It preserves fossils dating back to the Permian period.
See also[edit]
- Geology of Texas
- List of fossiliferous stratigraphic units in Texas
- Paleontology in Texas
- Philip Burke King
References[edit]
- ^ Anonymous. "Cathedral Mountain (Brewster County)". Handbook of Texas Online. Texas State Historical Association.
- ^ Anonymous. "Cathedral Mountain (Brewster County)". Handbook of Texas Online. Texas State Historical Association.
Stratigraphy of Cathedral Mountain Formation[edit]
- King, Philip Burke (October 8, 1930). "The Geology of the Glass Mountains, Texas" [The University of Texas Bulletins No. 3038, No. 3042: Descriptive Geology Part I & II] (PDF). Texas Scholar Works ~ University of Texas Libraries. The University of Texas at Austin. OCLC 3675439.
- McAnulty, William N. (May 1955). "Geology of Cathedral Mountain Quadrangle, Brewster County, Texas" [Bulletin of the Geological Society of America 1955-05: Vol. 66, Iss. 5]. Internet Archive. Geological Society of America. pp. 531–578.
- Cooper, G. Arthur; Grant, Richard E. (1966). "Permian Rock Units in the Glass Mountains West Texas" [Contributions to Stratigraphy: Geological Survey Bulletin 1244-E] (PDF). United States Geological Survey. United States Government Printing Office. doi:10.3133/b1244E.
- Keroher, Grace C. (1970). "Cathedral Mountain Formation" [Lexicon of Geologic Names of the United States for 1961-1967: Geological Survey Bulletin 1350] (PDF). United States Geological Survey. United States Government Printing Office. p. 129. doi:10.3133/b1350.
- "Permian Rock Units in the Glass Mountains, West Texas". National Geologic Map Database. United States Geological Survey.
External links[edit]
- Various Contributors to the Paleobiology Database. "Fossilworks: Gateway to the Paleobiology Database". Retrieved 17 December 2021.
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