Redonda Formation

Redonda Formation
Stratigraphic range: Norian
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TypeFormation
Unit ofChinle Group
Sub-unitsDuke Ranch, Quay, Red Peak, San Jon Creek & Wallace Ranch members
UnderliesEntrada Formation
OverliesBull Canyon Formation
Thickness25–425 feet (7.6–129.5 m)
Lithology
PrimaryShale
OtherLimestone, sandstone
Location
Coordinates34°57′54″N 103°42′04″W / 34.965°N 103.701°W / 34.965; -103.701
Approximate paleocoordinates9°54′N 43°12′W / 9.9°N 43.2°W / 9.9; -43.2
RegionNew Mexico
CountryUnited States
Type section
Named forRedonda Mesa
Named byDobrovolny and Summerson
Year defined1946
Redonda Formation (the United States)
Redonda Formation (New Mexico)

The Redonda Formation is a geologic formation exposed in eastern New Mexico. It contains vertebrate fossils of the late Triassic Period. Fossil theropod tracks have been reported from the formation.