Sharp's Hill Formation
Sharp's Hill Formation | |
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Stratigraphic range: Bathonian | |
Type | Geological formation |
Unit of | Great Oolite Group |
Underlies | Taynton Limestone Formation |
Overlies | Chipping Norton Limestone, Horsehay Sand Formation |
Thickness | up to 5 m |
Lithology | |
Primary | Mudstone Marl Limestone |
Location | |
Region | England |
Country | UK |
Type section | |
Named for | Sharp's Hill Quarry |
The Sharp's Hill Formation is a Bathonian geologic formation in the United Kingdom, dating to around 167 million years ago. Dinosaur remains diagnostic to the genus level are among the fossils that have been recovered from the formation.[1]. It is the lateral equivalent of the Rutland Formation and the Fuller's Earth Formation.[2]
The type locality is the Sharp's Hill Quarry.[3]
Paleofauna
- Megalosaurus sp. (theropod indet)
- Cetiosaurus sp. (sauropod indet)
- Omosaurus vetustus (stegosaurid indet)
See also
Footnotes
- ^ Weishampel, et al. (2004). "Dinosaur distribution." Pp. 517-607.
- ^ British Geological Survey. "Sharp's Hill Formation". BGS Lexicon of Named Rock Units. Retrieved 2 June 2019.
- ^ "Sharp's Hill Quarry citation" (PDF). Sites of Special Scientific Interest. Natural England. Retrieved 3 June 2020.
References
- Weishampel, David B.; Dodson, Peter; and Osmólska, Halszka (eds.): The Dinosauria, 2nd, Berkeley: University of California Press. 861 pp. ISBN 0-520-24209-2.