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243: 116: 387:, in 1890. Lucas included the Dockum Group within the Chinle when he raised the Chinle to group status, but this has not been widely accepted. Dockum was named before the Chinle, and if Lucas is correct, his "Chinle Group" should be named the Dockum Group due to stratigraphic nomenclature rules. 933:
Cummins, W.F. 1892. Report on the geography, topography, and geology of the Llano Estacado or Staked Plains with notes on the geology of the country west of the Plains. In: Dumble, E.T. (ed), Third annual report of the Geological Survey of Texas 1891. Austin: Henry Hutchings, State
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The Santa Rosa-Tecovas sequence has sediments made up of clasts derived from the north, northeast, and east of the Dockum, very similar to clasts found in the lower Chinle. However, the Trujillo-Cooper Canyon sequence's sediments are derived from the
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Litwin, Ronald J.; Traverse, Alfred; Ash, Sidney R. (July 1991). "Preliminary palynological zonation of the Chinle formation, southwestern U.S.A., and its correlation to the Newark supergroup (eastern U.S.A.)".
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Lucas, S.G., 1993. The Chinle Group: revised stratigraphy and biochronology of Upper Triassic Nonmarine strata in the western United States. Museum of Northern Arizona Bulletin, v. 59, p. 27–50.
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Cather, S.M.; Zeiger, Kate E.; Mack, Greg H.; Kelley, Shari A. (2013). "Toward standardization of Phanerozoic stratigraphic nomenclature in New Mexico".
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panhandle. The Dockum reaches a maximum thickness of slightly over 650 m but is usually much thinner. The Dockum rests on an
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The Dockum Group in extreme northeastern New Mexico is divided four formations. These are, in ascending stratigraphic order, the
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overlies the Cooper Canyon Formation. The Redonda has gradational eastward transition into the upper Cooper Canyon Formation.
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in central New Mexico. This has led to controversy over the stratigraphic nomenclature for the Chinle and Dockum.
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Dunay, R.E.; Fisher, M.J. (June 1979). "Palynology of the Dockum group (Upper Triassic), Texas, U.S.A.".
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for this formation. The Dockum was named by William Fletcher Cummins for a good exposure in
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were deposited roughly at the same time and share many of the same
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Ziegler, Kate E.; Ramos, Frank C.; Zimmerer, Matthew J. (2019).
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Lehman (1994) advocated a simplified stratigraphy of up to five
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New Mexico Bureau of Mines & Mineral Resources Bulletin
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Steamboat Butte, showing Dockum Group red beds at its base
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New Mexico Geological Society Field Conference Guidebook
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Geologic group of western Texas and eastern New Mexico
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GEOLEX database bibliographic references for Dockum
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Regional stratigraphic subunits of the Dockum Group
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(1990). 834: 370: 1113: 886: 415:), which is dominated by overbank (distal 114: 1187: 995: 962: 806:List of dinosaur-bearing rock formations 1248: 899: 861: 1206:Review of Palaeobotany and Palynology 1119: 837:Review of Palaeobotany and Palynology 512: 507: 411:(and its New Mexican equivalent, the 317:with minor exposures in southwestern 816:Triassic land vertebrate faunachrons 407:. The Santa Rosa is overlain by the 403:, a braided stream channel-related 359:. They appear to have very similar 13: 1120:Lucas, Spencer G (November 1998). 14: 1282: 1228: 730:Owl Rock, Upper Petrified Forest 1266:Triassic System of North America 1235:GEOLEX database entry for Dockum 241: 47: 1168:Journal of Earth System Science 984:U.S. Geological Survey Bulletin 652:Correlations and ages based on 390: 937: 927: 855: 1: 1261:Geologic groups of New Mexico 1149:10.1016/S0031-0182(98)00117-5 821: 648:Dockum and Chinle correlation 499:(northeast NM, southeast CO, 1218:10.1016/0034-6667(91)90028-2 849:10.1016/0034-6667(79)90025-3 7: 799: 793:Shinarump, Temple Mountain 658:Land Vertebrate Faunachrons 10: 1287: 640:Camp Springs Conglomerate 638: 617: 614: 611: 601: 584: 578: 575: 570: 565: 552: 548: 546: 535: 479: 476: 275: 267: 259: 254: 236: 197: 192: 178: 168: 163: 153: 143: 135: 125: 113: 26: 21: 1256:Geologic groups of Texas 623:(correlation uncertain) 596:(correlation uncertain) 477:East-central New Mexico 423:, channel-deposits, and 371:History of investigation 271:William Fletcher Cummins 718:early to middle Norian 708:Rock Point/Church Rock 619:Colorado City Formation 591:Cobert Canyon Sandstone 581:Cooper Canyon Formation 560:Cooper Canyon Formation 543:Cooper Canyon Formation 425:Cooper Canyon Formation 375:There is no designated 305:found primarily on the 567:Garita Creek Formation 523:Sloan Canyon Formation 460:Sloan Canyon Formation 413:Garita Creek Formation 1271:Upper Triassic Series 900:Lehman, T.M. (1994). 630:Boren Ranch Sandstone 537:Bull Canyon Formation 429:Bull Canyon Formation 385:Dickens County, Texas 383:of town of Dockum in 339:Anton Chico Formation 263:Town of Dockum, Texas 158:Anton Chico Formation 664:. Simplified Chinle 607:Tres Lagunas Member 603:Santa Rosa Formation 586:Baldy Hill Formation 452:Baldy Hill Formation 401:Santa Rosa Sandstone 293:(approximately late 1180:2005JESS..114..325L 1141:1998PPP...143..347L 1060:(2). Archived from 862:Cornet, B. (1993). 773:lower late Carnian 612:Los Esteros Member 530:Travesser Formation 516:Sheep Pen Sandstone 497:Dry Cimarron Valley 473: 464:Sheep Pen Sandstone 456:Travesser Formation 427:(also known as the 397:geologic formations 217: /  28:Stratigraphic range 1189:10.1007/BF02702953 636:Tecolotito Member 554:Trujillo Formation 501:Oklahoma Panhandle 469: 421:Trujillo Sandstone 337:(242–234 Ma) aged 315:eastern New Mexico 221:35.356°N 102.910°W 1067:on 30 August 2017 797: 796: 668:based on Litwin. 645: 644: 572:Tecovas Formation 509:Redonda Formation 492:Howard County, TX 441:Ouachita orogenic 433:Redonda Formation 409:Tecovas Formation 361:paleoenvironments 301:, or 223–200 Ma) 283: 282: 1278: 1222: 1221: 1212:(3–4): 269–287. 1200: 1194: 1193: 1191: 1159: 1153: 1152: 1126: 1117: 1111: 1110: 1108: 1106: 1092: 1083: 1077: 1076: 1074: 1072: 1066: 1051: 1042: 1036: 1035: 1033: 1031: 1017: 1008: 1002: 1001: 999: 975: 969: 968: 966: 950: 944: 941: 935: 931: 925: 924: 922: 920: 906: 897: 884: 883: 881: 879: 859: 853: 852: 832: 811:Chinle Formation 671: 670: 654:Spencer G. 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Index

Stratigraphic range
Carnian
Rhaetian
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Group
Exeter Sandstone
Anton Chico Formation
Sandstone
Siltstone
Mudstone
Coordinates
35°21′22″N 102°54′36″W / 35.356°N 102.910°W / 35.356; -102.910
United States
Late Triassic
Carnian
Rhaetian
geologic group

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