Muleros Formation

Muleros Formation
Stratigraphic range:
TypeFormation
UnderliesMesilla Valley Formation
OverliesSmeltertown Formation
Thickness106 feet (32 m)
Location
Coordinates31°47′39″N 106°32′35″W / 31.7940792°N 106.5430513°W / 31.7940792; -106.5430513
RegionNew Mexico
CountryUnited States
Type section
Named forCerro de Muleros (now Cerro de Cristo Rey)
Named byW.S. Strain
Year defined1976
Muleros Formation (the United States)
Muleros Formation (New Mexico)

The Muleros Formation is a geologic formation in New Mexico, which is particularly well exposed at Cerro de Cristo Rey near El Paso, Texas. It preserves fossils dating back to the early Cretaceous period.