Sheep Pen Sandstone

Sheep Pen Sandstone
Stratigraphic range:
TypeFormation
Unit ofDockum Group
UnderliesExeter Sandstone
OverliesSloan Canyon Formation
Thickness33 meters (108 ft)
Lithology
PrimarySandstone
Location
Coordinates36°58′17″N 103°10′27″W / 36.9714°N 103.1743°W / 36.9714; -103.1743
RegionColorado
New Mexico
Oklahoma
CountryUnited States
Type section
Named forSheep Pen Canyon
Named byB.H. Parker
Year defined1930
Sheep Pen Sandstone (the United States)
Sheep Pen Sandstone (New Mexico)

The Sheep Pen Sandstone is a late Triassic geologic formation exposed in northeastern New Mexico. Fossil theropod tracks have been reported from the formation.