Whitby Mudstone
| Whitby Mudstone Formation | |
|---|---|
| Stratigraphic range: Toarcian | |
| Type | Geological formation |
| Unit of | Lias Group |
| Sub-units | Alum Shale Member |
| Underlies | Inferior Oolite Group, Ravenscar Group, Blea Wyke Formation or Bridport Sand Formation |
| Overlies | Marlstone Rock Formation or Cleveland Ironstone Formation |
| Area | Cleveland Basin, East Midlands Shelf & Worcester Graben |
| Thickness | up to 120 m |
| Lithology | |
| Primary | mudstone |
| Other | siltstone |
| Location | |
| Country | England |
| Type section | |
| Named for | Whitby |
The Whitby Mudstone Formation is a Toarcian (Lower Jurassic) geological formation in England. Dinosaur remains are among the fossils that have been recovered from the formation, although none have yet been referred to a specific genus.[1][2]
See also
Footnotes
- ^ "Whitby Mudstone Formation". The BGS lexicon of named rock units. British Geological Survey. Retrieved 1 November 2016.
- ^ Weishampel, et al. (2004). "Dinosaur distribution." Pp. 517-607.
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.
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