Sharp's Hill Formation

Sharp's Hill Formation
Stratigraphic range: Bathonian
TypeGeological formation
Unit ofGreat Oolite Group
UnderliesTaynton Limestone Formation
OverliesChipping Norton Limestone, Horsehay Sand Formation
Thicknessup to 5 m
Lithology
PrimaryMudstone Marl Limestone
Location
RegionEngland
Country UK
Type section
Named forSharp's Hill Quarry

The Sharp's Hill Formation is a Mesozoic geologic formation in the United Kingdom. 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]

Paleofauna

See also

Footnotes

  1. ^ Weishampel, et al. (2004). "Dinosaur distribution." Pp. 517-607.
  2. ^ British Geological Survey. "Sharp's Hill Formation". BGS Lexicon of Named Rock Units. Retrieved 2 June 2019.

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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