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Pictured Cliffs Formation

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Pictured Cliffs Formation
Stratigraphic range: Campanian
TypeGeological formation
UnderliesFruitland Formation
OverliesLewis Shale
Lithology
PrimarySandstone
Location
RegionNew Mexico
Country United States
San Juan Basin Upper Cretaceous stratigraphy

The Pictured Cliffs Formation is a Campanian geologic formation in New Mexico. Dinosaur remains are among the fossils that have been recovered from the formation, although none have yet been referred to a specific genus.[1]

See also

Footnotes

  1. ^ Weishampel, et al. (2004). "Dinosaur distribution." Pp. 517-607.

References

  • Weishampel, David B.; Dodson, Peter; and Osmólska, Halszka (eds.): The Dinosauria, 2nd, Berkeley: University of California Press. 861 pp. ISBN 0-520-24209-2.