Sly Gap Formation

The Sly Gap Formation is a geologic formation in south-central New Mexico. It preserves fossils dating back to the Frasnian Age of the late Devonian period.^[1]

Sly Gap Formation
Stratigraphic range: Frasnian PreꞒ Ꞓ O S D C P T J K Pg N
Type	Formation
Underlies	Percha Formation, Contadero Formation
Overlies	Onate Formation
Thickness	114 feet (35 m)
Lithology
Primary	limestone
Other	siltstone, shale
Location
Coordinates	33.3322°N 106.4574°W / 33.3322; -106.4574
Region	New Mexico
Country	United States
Type section
Named by	F.V. Stevenson
Year defined	1945
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Description

The formation consists of about 114 feet (35 m) of brown, yellow, or gray limestone and siltstone and brown to greenish-gray shale. It disconformably overlies the Onate Formation and is overlain by the Percha Formation^[1][2] or the Contadero Formation.^[2] It pinches out in the west in the Basin and Range province.^[1]

Fossils

The formation includes crinoidal siltstone beds and many other beds are fossiliferous, bearing crinoid, brachiopod, bryozoan, anthozoan, cephalopod, gastropod, fish, and coral remains.^[1]

See also

• Earth sciences portal
• Paleontology portal

• List of fossiliferous stratigraphic units in New Mexico
• Paleontology in New Mexico