The Cuchara Formation is a geologic formation in Colorado. It preserves fossils dating back to the Ypresian stage of the Eocene period, or Wasatchian in the NALMA classification.[1]
| Cuchara Formation | |
|---|---|
| Stratigraphic range: Wasatchian ~ | |
 Along Highway 12 just north of La Veta | |
| Type | Formation |
| Location | |
| Coordinates | 37°48′N 105°06′W / 37.8°N 105.1°W |
| Approximate paleocoordinates | 42°12′N 89°24′W / 42.2°N 89.4°W |
| Region | Colorado |
| Country |  United States |
| Extent | Raton Basin |
  Cuchara Formation (the United States)  Cuchara Formation (Colorado) | |
Fossil content edit
The following fossils have been reported from the formation:[1]
Mammals edit
- Ferae
- Perissodactyla
- Placentalia
Wasatchian correlations edit
See also edit
References edit
- ^ a b Cuchara Formation at Fossilworks.org
- ^ a b c Robinson, 1963
Bibliography edit
- Robinson, P. 1963. University of Colorado Studies, .. 1;