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Heather Formation
Stratigraphic range: Middle - Late Jurassic
TypeFormation
UnderliesKimmeridge Clay Formation
OverliesPentland Formation
Lithology
PrimaryClaystones
Location
CountryNorway, United Kingdom

The Heather Formation is a geologic formation occurring in Norway and the United Kingdom. It preserves fossils from the Bathonian to Early Kimmeridgian stages of the Middle to Late Jurassic period and was deposited in a marine, aerobic palaeoenvironment.

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References

  • Various Contributors to the Paleobiology Database. "Fossilworks: Gateway to the Paleobiology Database". Retrieved 8 July 2014. {{cite web}}: |author= has generic name (help)


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