| Pictured Cliffs Formation | |
|---|---|
| Stratigraphic range: | |
 Pictured Cliffs Formation at its type location near Fruitland, New Mexico | |
| Type | Geological formation |
| Underlies | Fruitland Formation |
| Overlies | Lewis Shale |
| Thickness | 60 feet (18 m) |
| Lithology | |
| Primary | Sandstone |
| Location | |
| Coordinates | 36°44′14″N 108°25′40″W / 36.7373°N 108.4277°W |
| Region | New Mexico |
| Country |  United States |
| Type section | |
| Named for | Pictured Cliffs of the San Juan River |
| Named by | W.H. Holmes |
| Year defined | 1877 |
  Pictured Cliffs Formation (the United States)  Pictured Cliffs Formation (New Mexico) | |
The Pictured Cliffs Formation is a Campanian geologic formation in the San Juan Basin of New Mexico.[1] Dinosaur remains are among the fossils that have been recovered from the formation, although none have yet been referred to a specific genus.[2]
- ^ Scott, O'Sullivan & Weide 1984.
- ^ Weishampel, Dodson & Osmólska 2004, pp. 517–607, "Dinosaur distribution.".