Canyonlands National Park - Kayenta Formation
Deposited
Early- to mid-Jurassic (144 to 208 million years ago)
Depositional Environment
Braided streams
Appearance
Red/brown, ledge-forming sandstone Notes
Dinosaur tracks sometimes appear in the Kayenta. The Kayenta Formation is a member of the Glen Canyon Group which also includes Navajo and Wingate and is the primary aquifer in the Moab area.
Example
Mesa top at Island in the Sky (thin, resistant layer above the Wingate cliffs).