Cutler Formation
| Cutler Formation | |
|---|---|
| Stratigraphic range: | |
Cutler Formation near the type locality, Portland, Ouray County, Colorado | |
| Type | Geological formation |
| Sub-units | De Chelly Sandstone, White Rim Sandstone, Organ Rock Shale, Cedar Mesa Sandstone, Elephant Canyon Formation, Halgaito Shale |
| Underlies | Chinle Formation Moenkopi Formation |
| Overlies | Hermosa Group |
| Thickness | over 1,000 feet (300 m) |
| Lithology | |
| Primary | Iron-rich arkose sandstone |
| Location | |
| Coordinates | 38°05′46″N 107°42′07″W / 38.096°N 107.702°W |
| Approximate paleocoordinates | 0°42′N 36°06′W / 0.7°N 36.1°W |
| Region | Colorado Plateau |
| Country | United States |
| Extent | Arizona Colorado New Mexico Utah |
| Type section | |
| Named for | Cutler Creek, north of Ouray, Co |
| Named by | Cross & Howe |
| Year defined | 1905 |
The Cutler Formation or Cutler Group is a stratigraphic unit exposed across the U.S. states of Arizona, northwest New Mexico, southeast Utah and southwest Colorado. It was laid down in the Early Permian during the Wolfcampian epoch.