Bell Ranch Formation
| Bell Ranch Formation | |
|---|---|
| Stratigraphic range: Kimmeridgian ~ | |
| Type | Geological formation |
| Unit of | San Rafael Group |
| Underlies | Morrison Formation |
| Overlies | Exeter Sandstone |
| Thickness | 66 feet (20 m) |
| Lithology | |
| Primary | Sandstone |
| Other | Siltstone |
| Location | |
| Coordinates | 35°18′14″N 103°53′12″W / 35.3040°N 103.8867°W |
| Approximate paleocoordinates | 31°30′N 49°42′W / 31.5°N 49.7°W |
| Region | New Mexico Oklahoma |
| Country | United States |
| Type section | |
| Named for | Bell Ranch |
| Named by | Griggs and Read |
| Year defined | 1959 |
The Bell Ranch Formation is a Late Jurassic (Kimmeridgian) geologic formation in eastern and northeastern New Mexico and the western Oklahoma panhandle. Fossil theropod tracks have been reported from the formation.