Cornbrash Formation
| Cornbrash Formation Stratigraphic range: Middle Jurassic | |
|---|---|
| Type | Geological formation |
| Unit of | Great Oolite Group |
| Thickness | 0-10.5 m |
| Lithology | |
| Primary | limestone |
| Location | |
| Extent | Dorset coast to Yorkshire coast |
The Cornbrash Formation is a Middle Jurassic geological formation in England. It ranges in age from Bathonian to Callovian, the uppermost part of the Middle Jurassic.[1] Dinosaur remains are among the fossils that have been recovered from the formation, although none have yet been referred to a specific genus.[2]
See also
Footnotes
- ↑ "Cornbrash Formation". The BGS Lexicon of Named Rock Units. British Geological Survey. Retrieved 27 June 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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