Aztec Sandstone
| Aztec Sandstone Stratigraphic range: Early Jurassic |
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Outcrop of the Aztec Sandstone (Lower Jurassic) at Red Rock Canyon National Conservation Area near Las Vegas, Nevada.
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| Type | Sedimentary |
| Underlies | Willow Tank Formation |
| Overlies | Chinle Formation |
| Area | Nevada, Arizona, California |
| Thickness | 2100 feet in Goodsprings quadrangle, 2500 feet in Muddy Mountain area |
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| Primary | Sandstone |
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| Region | Mojave Desert |
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| Named by | D. F. Hewett, 1931 |
The Aztec Sandstone is a Lower Jurassic geological formation of primarily eolian sand from which fossil pterosaur tracks have been recovered.
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