Pictured Cliffs Formation

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]

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

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.
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