Cheyenne Sandstone

Cheyenne Sandstone
Stratigraphic range: Early Cretaceous
TypeFormation
Unit ofLower Cretaceous Series
UnderliesKiowa Shale
OverliesPermian units and
Morrison Formation
Thickness0–260 ft (0.00–79.25 m)
Location
Coordinates37°27′1″N 99°4′48″W / 37.45028°N 99.08000°W / 37.45028; -99.08000
RegionKansas
CountryUnited States
Type section
Named forCheyenne Rock, at Belvidere, Kiowa Co., central southern Kansas
Named byF. W. Cragin
Year defined1889

The Cheyenne Sandstone is an Early Cretaceous geologic formation in Kansas.

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