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Hall Lake Formation
A geologic formation in New Mexico From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
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The Hall Lake Formation, formerly called the Hall Lake Member, is a geological formation in Sierra County, New Mexico preserving Lancian fauna, most notably dinosaurs. It is regarded as a member of the McRae Group, including the Elephant Butte and Staton-LaPoint locales.[2]
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While most estimates place it firmly within the Lancian fauna, specifically using taxa such as Compsemys as index fossils to recover a Campanian-Maastrichtian age,[3] Lozinsky et al. (1984) note the presence of basalt flows and alluvium dating to the Quaternary-Tertiary.
It overlooks the Jose Creek Member and is composed of purple and maroon shales. When they meet, it is marked by a basal conglomerate or a color distinction where conglomerate is absent. Various Cenozoic units overly the formation. Where some choose to classify these layers as a member of the McRae Formation,[4] others classify it as a distinct formation in a group of formations.[5]
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Fossil content
Dinosaurs
Saurischians
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Notes Uncertain or tentative taxa are in small text; |
Ornithischians
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Notes Uncertain or tentative taxa are in small text; |
Reptiles
Plants
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